Author(s): Stephanie Laurens

Fiction

The first volume in Stephanie Laurens's new series featuring the men of the Bastion Club

Seven gentlemen were members of the exclusive English secret service operating in France throughout the Napoleonic war. Now the men return to London and as a way of escape from society's pressures, they form the Bastion Club, a private club, a stronghold from which they might identify - and capture - the wives they want.

Tristan Wemyss, Earl of Trentham, unexpectedly inherits from a great-uncle who has introduced a devilish clause in his will - unless Tristan marries within the year, he will lose the wealth necessary to keep the estate. Soon he finds himself being distracted from his purpose by the enchanting, independent Leonora Carling, who, though she refuses to admit it, needs his help in discovering the identity of a mysterious burglar.