Forced from France by her devious guardian on the eve of the French Revolution, Countess Bettina Jonquiere must deliver an important package to further the royalist cause.In England, she discovers the package is full of blank papers, the address false and she’s penniless. Stranded in a Cornish village, Bettina toils in a bawdy tavern and falls in love with a man who may have murdered his unfaithful wife.Tracked by ruthless revolutionaries, she must uncover the truth about her father’s murder and her lover’s guilt while her life is threatened.Editorial Review by Maggi AndersenWhen Countess Bettina Jonquiere attempts to deliver an important package reaching England she discovers it to be full of blank papers. Left penniless, her attempt to further the royalist cause in tatters, she finds herself stranded in Cornwall. A feisty and determined woman, Bettina takes a job in a tavern but finds there are many unanswered questions Who can she trust? A man who might have killed his wife? Scott Lewis is an eloquent writer with a good understanding of the period in which she writes. The story kept me interested until the last page with plenty of action, and a touch of romance.
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