The Lady Lies — Samantha Saxon

Set during the violent days of the Napoleonic Wars, this exciting debut novel explores the price of loyalty, the dangers of passion--and the transcendent power of love.

Lady Celeste Rivenhall leads a double life: She is a British agent posing as a spy for the French. She has hardened her heart against the reality of her situation--fighting to remain true to herself amidst the lies she is forced to live. But when the legendary Lord Aldan Duhearst, Earl of Wessex, is delivered into her hands as a prisoner of war, she knows that she will risk anything to aid the courageous British officer--anything but the truth...

Caught in the web of deceit she's woven skillfully on behalf of the crown, Celeste is forced to play the game through to the end. Her dangerous work takes her back to England--to trap a real traitor. But her prey is nowhere near as threatening as the achingly handsome earl who despises her, yet cannot seem to resist her. Her betrayal of England ignites his anger. Her seductive beauty turns his own body against him. But it is her deepest secret that will bring him to his knees...