Enemies in the parlors. Lovers between the paper sheets.
Sebastian Winters, Viscount Haverston, was supposed to be a successful (if incognito) playwright, until his inspiration ran dry. Desperate for drama that might resolve his writer’s block and save his career, he jumps at the opportunity when a mysterious letter, asking for his help, invites him to a country estate of a duke.
He’s prepared for a prank or a damsel in distress. He’s certainly not prepared for said damsel to be protected by the most fearsome guard of all: her feisty bluestocking of a best friend, Lady Louisa Ascombe. She’s mouthy. She’s clever. She insinuates herself into every situation, preventing Sebastian from resolving his mystery. And worst of all: she’s falling for none of his rakish charms.
Louisa is an imaginative (if yet unsuccessful) playwright. Determined to prove her worth as more than a duke’s daughter, she’s focused on entering her play into a competition that could propel her among the stars and save her from a tedious season on the marriage market. The last distraction she needs is a vexing viscount, too handsome for his own good, sniffing out secrets around her estate.
Little does she know Sebastian is a fellow playwright she admires, and that he’s aiming to win the same competition. For Louisa and Sebastian, fighting with ink is easy—but they’ll also have to fight the scorching attraction hidden beneath their snide remarks. Because only one thing is riskier than confessing their secret identities to the world: admitting that perhaps they don’t hate each other at all…
To Steal a Secret is a closed-door Regency Romance and a companion novel to The Girl Out of Time, although it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone with no knowledge of the main novel needed.
