Two servants team up to fool London society in this Edwardian romance by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries.
She is a lady’s maid who longs to be a lady. How else can Lucy Balfour hope to win the favor of Andrew, Viscount Harvey, the toast of the town, who seems ready to take a bride at last? There is only one way to command his attention. It seems an impossible dream. Even the first step is daunting: Lucy must become the peer of her own mistress, the coldly beautiful Lady Angela, who is also determined to claim Andrew as her own.
But there is Hamish MacGregor, the wily old butler, who promises to make Lucy’s dream come true. With Lucy’s unaccountable good luck at baccarat, they can win a fortune. With his cunning, they may conquer London society as “father” and “daughter” and meet the king himself! Having served the rich, he knows how they operate, and Hamish MacGregor is determined to beat them at their own game. And having met Andrew Harvey, Lucy Balfour determines she will never be a servant again…
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
The seven heroines of the Daring Debutantes Collection set out to conquer London’s glittering high society and the marriage mart. These headstrong women cannot help but keep London society dangling on a string, but will they find a husband or lose themselves in the game?M. C. Beaton is the pen name of bestselling novelist Marion Chesney. She is a prolific writer of historical romances and small village mysteries. Born in Scotland, the author began her writing career as a fiction buyer for a Glasgow bookstore and has worked as a theater critic, newspaper reporter, and editor. The author has written under various names, most notably as M. C. Beaton for her Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series. She also has written under the names Sarah Chester, Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Marion Gibbons, Jennie Tremaine, and Charlotte Ward. The author lived in the United States, but now splits her time between the Cotswolds, England and Paris, France.