Most Eagerly Yours — Allison Chase

Raised on their uncle's country estate, the four orphaned Sutherland sisters have formed a close friendship with young Princess Victoria. Shortly before her coronation as queen, Victoria asks the sisters to serve her in matters requiring the utmost discretion.

They are to become her secret servants....

Laurel, the eldest, is the first to be called. The princess is threatened by her jealous cousin, George Fitzclarence, who is known for speaking treason. Victoria asks Laurel to pose as a wealthy widow and use her charms to win George's trust, then find out what he is really plotting. Laurel is prepared for the risks of acting a part, but she encounters an unexpected and formidable obstacle in the Earl of Barensforth -- George's friend and a notorious rake whom Victoria has warned her to avoid.

An undercover agent for the Home Office, Aidan Phillips, Earl of Barensforth, is on the trail of a financial hoax involving alchemy, murder... and George Fitzclarence. When a lovely young widow wanders into his path and turns his well-laid plans on end, he senses she is hiding something. Aidan is no stranger to seduction or to the wiles of beautiful women. And he intends to employ wiles of his own to uncover the lady's secrets.

Hero: George Fitzclarence
Heroine: Laurel Sutherland