Belladonna has bent dukes and criminals alike to her will. But Hawke—Queen Victoria’s mysterious, untouchable, infuriating personal spy—is the one person she cannot charm or blackmail into doing her bidding. For the first time, the queen of secrets finds herself outmaneuvered, and the stakes have never been higher. When murder rocks the aristocracy, Belladonna must decide: protect her empire, or risk everything for the one man who sees through her carefully crafted facade.
Discover where it all begins in this seductive prequel to the bestselling Virtue & Vice series. Each book contains a full romance with a happy ever after while advancing the arc between Belladonna and Hawke. Download now.
Carrie Lomax is the bestselling author of historical & contemporary romance. She also writes angsty new adult fantasy romance under the pen name Joline Pearce.
Growing up rural Wisconsin, she spent a lot of time roaming the woods and fantasizing about new places. Adventures took her to Oregon, Michigan, and after a stint teaching in France, she moved to New York City, where she stayed for the next 15 years. There she acquired a pair of graduate degrees, a husband and a career as a librarian. An avid runner, reader, and cyclist, she lives in Maryland with two budding readers and her real-life romantic hero.