The Counterfeit Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath

She is striving to make it as a private investigator. Marguerite Townsend, better known as Daisy, is the heroine of this story. Sadly this was not her best in my humble opinion and lacking in all the above attributes of her tried and true HR. She rarely disappoints, always is engaging in her story telling and delivers with heart and angst. Lorraine Heath normally is my go to Historical Romance author. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Once secrets are revealed, will Daisy’s counterfeit scoundrel give up the scandalous games he plays and surrender his heart into her keeping?ĪRC provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. As their perilous search draws them into a web of deceits, they can no longer deny their simmering desire. Yet when he is accused of murdering the husband of a “paramour,” he is forced to seek Daisy’s assistance in proving his innocence. As a boy who witnessed his mother’s abusive relationship, Bishop now helps desperate wives escape unhappy marriages. Although tempted by the dangerous beauty, he can’t risk her learning the truth: his affairs are chaste. Hired to obtain proof of a wife’s infidelity, she secures a position in the household of the woman’s lover, never expecting to be lured into the seductive blackguard’s arms herself.ĭevilishly handsome, David Blackwood, known widely as Bishop, quickly realizes the enticing maid is interested in far more than dusting.

New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath begins a compelling new spin-off series, The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction, centering around three heroes-Knight, Bishop, and Rook-who play to win at any cost.īorn into an aristocratic family, yearning for a life beyond Society’s strictures, Marguerite “Daisy” Townsend is an enterprising sleuth.

The Counterfeit Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath