Even good girls have secrets…

It was utterly scandalous for a young lady to attend the London theatre unchaperoned. She could easily be mistaken for a woman of easy virtue. Yet Eleanor Sinclair loathed stuffy ballrooms packed with fretful mothers and husband-hunting girls. Craving escape, she donned a wig and disappeared into the night.

There she caught the eye of James Bentley, a handsome devil with a wry wit. He played a game of seduction that imperilled Eleanor’s disguise – and tempted her to forsake all honour…