The Duke and Lady Scandal

Carlyle (“Wanton Widows Club”) starts a new Victorian-set romance-adventure series about Detective Inspector Benedict Drake, an ambitious, determined police officer, and Alexandra Prince, the smart, equally determined aspiring adventurer and proprietor of her family’s antique shop. Left at home once again while her siblings go on a treasure hunt, Alexandra believes she overhears a plot to steal the crown jewels. Trusting herself, she reports it to the police and meets Ben, a man who actually listens to her. Together they become partners in a tricky, twisted game run by a master of disguise and fear, who sweeps them from one false clue to the next. But Ben and Alexandra, both together and apart, are more than a match for the villain, and as they race to foil the plot, become perfect matches for one another. Carlyle creates a vivid sense of the danger the two face while at the same time crafting a deep bond between them—plus an extended cast that will well support the unfurling series.