The Counterfeit Widow

A Dangerous Deception

When Charity Leonard's mother died, leaving the flame-haired young lady without either father or fortune, it was up to Charity alone to protect her all-too-innocent sister Prudence from the evils of the world and the mischief of men. If Charity had to pose as a respectable widow to act as Prudence's guardian in the marriage mart, so be it.

Now, however, Charity's plan to win Prudence wedded bliss was threatened by a man as monstrously cynical as he was highborn and handsome. Not only did Lord Tyndale mock morality by flaunting his mistress in public, he seemed bound and determined to prove that Charity's propriety was merely a pose. It was bad enough that this libertine lord was out to destroy Charity's disguise. Even worse, he was equally interested on breaking down her defenses. And if she did not stop him, she would be unmasked as well as undone...