Moonlight
Masquerade
By Ruth Axtell
In this new Regency Romance, Ruth Axtell deftly creates a world
where black and white burst into a confusion of colors and no one is who they
seem. Axtell’s expert storytelling and
attention to historical detail bring the Regency era alive with intrigue and romance.
Lady Celine Wexham seems the model British subject. French by
birth but enjoying life in 1813 as a widowed English countess, she is in the
unique position of being able to help those in need--or to spy for the
notorious Napoleon Bonaparte. When Rees Phillips of the British Foreign Office
is sent to pose as the countess's butler and discover where her true loyalties
lie, he is confident he will uncover the truth. But the longer he is in her
fashionable townhouse in London's West End, the more his staunch loyalty to the
Crown begins to waver as he falls under Lady Wexham's spell.
Ruth Axtell is the author of thirteen novels, including Wild Rose, one
of Booklist's Top Ten in Christian Fiction. Currently a resident of
Downeast Maine, Axtell has lived in the Canary Islands, Miami, and the
Netherlands.
Endorsements for Moonlight Masquerade
“Intrigue, romance, a clandestine kiss . . .
all cast in a Regency setting so magnificently detailed I could see the fabrics
and feel the glow of another era. Secrets and past disappointments keep Céline
and Rees apart, not to mention the largest chasm of all—class. A wonderfully
romantic and memorable read!”—Maureen Lang, author of Bees in the Butterfly Garden
“The
first paragraph drew me into the story, and the next twist held me there to the
end.”—Laurie Alice Eakes, author of A
Flight of Fancy
“Moonlight
Masquerade is a wonderful romance, graced with expert detail of the Regency
period, as well as with Ruth Axtell’s usual flair for intensely romantic
situations between characters so real I couldn’t stop thinking about them. Moonlight
Masquerade is an exciting romantic adventure of spies, forbidden love, and
happily-ever-after that I thoroughly enjoyed.”—Melanie Dickerson,
two-time Christy Award finalist and author of The Healer’s Apprentice and
The Merchant’s Daughter
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