Pistols, Parasols & Passionate Little Lies — Tara Kingston

Passion flares when an alluring but no-nonsense Civil War petticoat spy recruits a daring Union agent for a desperate mission.

Like any good secret agent, Amanda Emerson knows how to get what she wants -- in this case, a man with guts and a gun -- a man heroic enough to break a notorious double agent out of a Confederate prison. But first, she'll have to save her hero's own neck.

Caught with Rebel plans and set for a hanging, Union spy Steve Dunham's luck has run out -- until a cunning beauty shows up at the jail and engineers his escape. Of course, she's there for a reason besides preventing him from dangling at the end of a noose -- he's the key to her daring scheme.

Steve may be trading one execution for another, but the tempting -- and off limits -- operative draws him into the perilous mission. Falling for Amanda is a complication he can't afford, but Steve's never been one to play it safe. The spoils of victory will be Amanda's surrender. And the terms of surrender promise to be sultry and sweet.

Book 2 in The Secrets & Spies series ~ Love stories infused with intrigue, danger and suspense during the tumultuous times of the Civil War


Previously published as Angel in My Arms (writing as Victoria Gray), 2010. This edition has been revised.