Blue blood flows through actress Claudine Bellerose's veins, but a noble birth hasn't protected her from a life of hardships. Driven from home by French revolutionaries when she was an infant and orphaned in a strange land, Claudine was forced to make impossible choices to survive. An aspiring playwright and gifted performer, Claudine is determined to rebuild her life, and the small London playhouse where she is surrounded by friends and about to premiere her first production makes the perfect setting--until she learns the theatre is being sold out from under the manager.
A dream he never hoped to realize...
When gentleman landowner Russell Hawke inherits a failing playhouse, the only reasonable action is to sell the property to the highest bidder. However, after the intriguing Claudine ambushes him at the Clarendon Hotel and demands he allow the manager to purchase the Drayton, Russell is enticed into reconsidering the theatre's future. Soon he finds himself portraying the role of leading man opposite the lovely Claudine, but can he become her Romeo after the curtains close?
Gentlemen of Intrigue:
Book 1 Secrets to a Gentleman's Heart
Book 2 A Secret in Her Eyes
Book 3 A Lady's Secrets
Book 4 Lord Margrave's Secret Desire
USA Today bestselling author Samantha Grace’s storytelling has received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and critical acclaim from Booklist and Library Journal. She has written over fifteen Regency historical romances and enjoys using her degree in behavioral psychology to create engaging, multidimensional characters. Her novel IN BED WITH A ROGUE earned her a RITA nomination. A lifelong romantic, Samantha first caught a case of the warm fuzzies while watching Disney’s animated version of Robin Hood at age four. She has never looked for a cure. Samantha lives in Wisconsin with her real life hero, daughter, and Holo the Husky.