Longtime readers will recall that Lady Lisette Birtwhistle’s name has been featured in our fair column before.

There were whispers when she left her mother’s house to live with her brother, the Duke of Winbury, and act as his hostess.  Certainly, tongues were set to wagging when she broke off her engagement to the Earl of Bealford.

Lady Lisette of course had all of our sympathies when her brother, the duke, passed away. But gossip grew rampant again when Society learned that her brother had left her the leases to nearly all the homes and buildings in Lockstone Hollow, a small village in the Cotswolds—and that she’d left London to take up residence there!  Seclusion in mourning is one thing. Abandoning London and the ton is something altogether different!

Now, though, comes the shocking news that a body has been discovered in that sleepy little village—and that it is none other than her former betrothed!

The conjectures are staggering. Was the earl there to win Lady Lisette back? Could he have been killed by a rival? Will Lady Lisette’s name be linked to an even bigger scandal than she has generated in the past?  Watch these pages for further developments in this shameful, shocking tale!

A Betrothed’s Betrayal

Release day August 11!  Pre-order now!
Book One: The Lockstone Hollow Mystery Series
A Regency set cozy mystery featuring an intrepid heroine, a charming Cotswold village, a host of quirky characters, a handsome but reserved carpenter, an attractive but suspicious constable, and a baby goat or two!

 

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About the Author

USA Today Bestselling author Deb Marlowe grew up with her nose in a book. Luckily, she’d read enough romances to recognize the hero she met at a college Halloween party – even though he wore a tuxedo t-shirt instead of breeches and boots. They married, settled in North Carolina and raised two handsome, funny and genuinely intelligent boys. A Golden Heart winner and Rita nominee, Deb writes Victorian Mysteries with a Slow Burn Romance, Regency-set Cozy Mysteries, Regency Historical Romance, and Cozy Regency Fantasy stories. A proud geek, history buff and story addict, she loves to talk with readers! Find her discussing books, movies, TV, recipes and her infamous Men in Boots on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Find out Behind the Book details and interesting historical tidbits at DebMarlowe.com