title: The Wanton Widow
author: Carpenter, Maggie
description: MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS. BLAZING PASSION. MURDER AND VENGEANCE. Crackling lightening and booming thunder roar through the night, almost shaking the mansion. Lady Verity James, a widow who shuns society's rules, is in her lavish boudoir with a secret lover when her austere butler knocks on her door. A foreign stranger, soaked through, is in the foyer. His name is Dantae Fellini, and he claims to be the secretary to an Italian Count. Their carriage crashed, and Dantae has been sent to seek help. She offers shelter, but quickly discovers their accident was sabotage. What secrets do the men hold? Is danger now lurking in her home? And why does Count Cavaletti appear ill-at-ease, while his secretary, with his long dark hair and blazing blue eyes, make her pulse race and her face redden. Suddenly her life is turned upside down, and surrounded by drama and intrigue, she finds herself swept away in a decadent, unstoppable romance. If you enjoy suspenseful, erotic romance, look no further than Maggie Carpenter's latest novel, a thrilling Victorian page-turner. Pick it up today.