A desperate jailbird.
A grumpy detective.
A marriage of inconvenience.
Araminta’s sense of style is so distinct, it’s criminal. Literally. But how was the fae pinup model supposed to know stealing mourning attire from the dead was illegal? Now her proclivities for theft have landed her behind bars, and there’s only one way out. A contract marriage to the grumpy detective who arrested her.
Detective Oliver Whitwood has a dark past and an aversion to touch. He’s determined to keep everyone at arm’s length. But when he’s tasked with infiltrating a newlywed cruise as a married man, he’ll have to do more than get close to a stranger; he’ll have to marry one. Luckily, he knows exactly who to use as his temporary bride.
To escape the charges against her, Araminta agrees to enter a short-term marriage with a man who aggravates her more than polyester. Oliver is just as displeased with his choice of wife. Araminta gets on his every last nerve with her bubbly personality and over-the-top gothic attire. Not to mention the way she makes him want to kiss her senseless after every argument. They’ll need to fake their romance to complete their mission, so their strategic smiles and lingering touches are only for show.
Or are they? When new feelings collide with threats to their lives, Araminta and Oliver discover the pounding of their hearts might not only be from their dance with danger.
Bridgerton meets Legally Blonde in ELEGANCE & ESPIONAGE, a spicy standalone fantasy romcom in the FAE FLINGS AND CORSET STRINGS series. Every book in this interconnected series is a complete story and ends with a HEA. If you like fae bargains, contract marriages, and cozy fantasy worlds, you’ll love this sizzling tale.
Release date and publisher:
- US – JUNE 22ND – Self-published via Crystal Moon Press (my self-publishing imprint name)
- UK – JUNE 24TH – Traditionally published by Zaffre – Bonnier Books UK
WHERE TO BUY:
- US readers – AMAZON***
- CA readers – AMAZON
- UK readers – AMAZON
- Barnes & Noble (US): PAPERBACK or HARDCOVER
- Waterstones (UK): HARDCOVER (published by Zaffre)
- MORE COMING SOON
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FORMAT AVAILABILITY:
- US/CA/EU: Ebook (character cover), Paperback, Hardcover (with character cover under the purple dust jacket)
- UK: Ebook (purple cover), Hardcover (design details TBD)
- AUS/NZ: details coming soon
A Note on Content
Elegance & Espionage may be a cozy, low-stakes, fantasy romcom, but it does contain some topics that may be upsetting to some readers. Below is not an exhaustive list, but please note the following content:
- Adult situations
- Explicit language
- Descriptive on-page sex scenes (medium spice), including mild bondage
- Overindulgence in liquor
- PTSD and visceral reactions to painful memories
- Themes of death and mourning; fascination with aging and mortality
- Stalking and harassment (not by the MMC)
- History of gang-related violence, themes of revenge
- Parent death (murder) in the past
- Physical assault (attempted strangulation) by a familial guardian in the past