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BEHIND THE MARQUESS'S MASK

The Lords of Whitehall #1

Kristen McLean

Released April 30th, 2016

Young Ink Press

Even the mask of an expert spy is no defense against his own heart.

With a reputation as dark as his appearance, Greydon Sharpe, the Marquess of Ainsley, ought to have been the last agent assigned to the daughter of a well-respected Member of Parliament. However, when she is brutally attacked and left for dead, it becomes clear he is the only one with the skills to keep her alive. All it will take are a few lies to keep her breathing long enough to capture the villain. Then he can send her on her way. If she would only behave herself, he might be able to complete his mission before she turns his contentedly miserable life into a chaotic mess.

Marriage is not an option … until it is.

Lady Kathryn Bryant, the adventure-seeking socialite, has no plans to behave. Kathryn would much rather spend her time in subterfuge, nabbing villains and finding clues. However, when her memory is lost in an attack, she has little choice but to trust the handsome Marquess. Though she is almost certain he is hiding something, she is helpless against his disarming smile and warm touch. Eventually, his lies will come to the surface, leaving only one question: Is England’s deadliest spy equipped to save a broken heart?

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Grey didn’t bat an eyelash as he stared down the barrel twenty feet ahead of him. Surely, Bexley couldn’t be that good of a shot. The man’s hand shook something awful. Perhaps he might get an arm or even a shoulder at this range if he were lucky. There was only a small chance he would get a fatal shot off. Still, there was a chance, and the last thing Kathryn needed was someone else shot and killed in front of her.

“Kathryn, you need to leave,” Grey ordered softly.

“Absolutely not!” she protested.

“Kathryn,” Grey said patiently with a slight tremble. “For once in your life, listen to me.”

For the first time in a long time, he had no desire to die, but if he did die, he could not allow her to witness it.

“No!” Kathryn spat out defiantly, stepping out into the middle of the room between the two adversaries.

Grey blanched of all color as he stared at her, crippled with fear before torrid fury took over.

“Kathryn, what the bloody hell do you think you are doing?”

Kathryn frowned at him as if she was the one who ought to be angry. Then she turned to face Bexley, who looked more than a little annoyed.

The voice of reason piped up from behind Grey.

“Kathryn, you really should not see this,” Nick advised.

“I am not leaving.” Her simple, quiet refusal only seemed to unnerve Bexley, who was still aiming straight at Grey’s heart, the heart Kathryn was standing in front of.

“You don’t want me to waste my bullet on you, now, do you?” Bexley spat out as his hand flexed over the gun anxiously. “Move aside!” Bexley stomped his foot to emphasize his point, and a small explosion rent the air.

Q & A with Kristen McLean

What books/authors have influenced your writing?

Loretta chase, Christine Wells, and Sophie Jordan inspired me to begin writing in the first place. Their books taught me the basics of how to write romance.

Tell us something you hate doing. Why?

Dusting, because it's awful. Since I'm barely 5’2”, I'm guessing anyone over 6’ who comes to my house can see dust in places I didn't even know existed.

Share a funny incident in your life.
Sometimes I would listen to opera in the car on the way home from work, and every so often I'd sing along—occasionally with great feeling. One time I got a funny look from someone stopped beside me in traffic, so I acted normal, like I totally wasn't just belting out Phantom of the Opera. Then I noticed my sunroof was open… I no longer listen to opera in the car.

What's your pet peeve?

Flying bugs getting stuck between the blinds and the window drive me nuts. Bink! Bink, bink! Bink, bink, bink, bink!

When you are in writer mode, music or no music? If music do you have a playlist ?
I usually can't do both. I love music, and tend to pay more attention to that instead of what I'm writing. If I do put on some music while I write it's an instrumental playlist I put together with everything from Beethoven to Disney tunes.

Who was your favorite hero/heroine.
Oh no, I can only pick one each? Yikes. I guess my favorite hero was Rupert Carsington in Loretta Chase’s novel Mr. Impossible, but I love all of Loretta's heroes and heroines. Rupert in particular because he was an intelligent and happy alpha who acted stupid, and it was just adorable. My favorite heroine was Madelyn in Olivia Parker’s At the Bride Hunt Ball. She was disaster-prone, and it was hilarious, but she was also fiercely protective and loyal.

Have you ever had one character you wanted to go one way with but after the book was done the character was totally different.

Yes. One of my villains was meant to be an evil brute, but he ended up more like a big child throwing a fit—with a gun.

Kristen has always had a love of novels, with a special place in her heart for historical romance. After reading enough of them to fill a rather impressive library, she decided to write her own. Now she has the pleasure of writing at home, tucked away in a forest with her husband, two children and her cat. Her husband is loving, and impressively patient, her two beautiful children strive to embarrass and exhaust her, and her cat hates everyone, but tolerates—well, she tolerates whoever will feed her.

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