Then her family starts receiving letters threatening to expose and harm them if they do not surrender all the jewels Emmy's father stole and steal three more high-profile pieces. Emmy Danvers comes from a long line of French jewel thieves but has been content to live a crime-free life in the four years since her father, the notorious Nightjar, died. In Bateman's sparkling second Bow Street Bachelors Regency (after This Earl of Mine) an elusive thief falls for the investigator seeking her arrest. “Full of intense emotions and dramatic twists….Future installments will be eagerly anticipated by Regency readers.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on This Earl of Mine But when a moment’s danger threatens Emmy’s life as well as her name, will Alex finally discover that he’s followed every clue…to true love? With the determined earl hot on her trail-and making her hot under the collar-Emmy has no choice but to keep her distance. The daughter of a thief, Emmy learned long ago how to keep her secrets safeguarded-and, as the notorious Nightjar, her love for Alex Harland is one of them. When he’s asked to pursue the Nightjar, a notorious thief who is reclaiming France’s crown jewels, the case throws him into the path of the beautiful and equally elusive Emmy Danvers, reminding him of the only puzzle he’s never solved: the identity of the mysterious woman who once stole a kiss from him-and left him wanting so much more…
But the thrill of investigation is a challenge he now embraces. Working undercover for London’s first official police force, the Bow Street Bachelors have an obligation to serve the city’s best interests-even while they’re falling for the city’s most alluring women…Īlex Harland, Earl of Melton and dedicated rake, never pictured himself as an agent of inquiry. Kate Bateman's To Catch an Earl continues her historical Regency Romance Bow Street Bachelors series.
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