Lies, jealousy & rose petals

London, 1815.

The spirited and stubbornly independent Lady Rosalie Beaumont dreams of anything but finding a husband. In fact, her determined avoidance of matrimony frightens her mother far more than it ever could her.

Nevertheless, to appease her anxious Mamma, Rosalie reluctantly agrees to participate in the social whirl of the new Season.

During one particularly dull ball, she is presented to the one man with the most intense gaze and the sharpest tongue she has ever encountered: the utterly insufferable Viscount of Aberdeen, Lachlan McRae.

A proud Scot who immediately puts Rosalie's considerable self-possession to the test. An instant and fiery dislike sparks between them, leading to a series of witty clashes and venomous barbs.

But the sharp witted Rosalie soon devises a cunning plan to put the arrogant Viscount squarely in his place...

Amidst unexpected jealousy, delightful deception, and scattered rose petals, the Season's most unlikely couple will find themselves bound by a dangerous pact... one that risks both their stubborn hearts.

A stand-alone novella.