Dangerous Drusilla
A Witty Regency Spy Romance
Get ready to enter a world where secrets abound, unusual talents are required, and the unexpected waits around every corner.
Dangerous Drusilla launches The Pinkstocking Club, a new series of witty Regency spy romances.
About the Story
The ton expects impeccable manners. England needs her impeccable aim.
Miss Drusilla Vale’s skill with weapons has never been considered ladylike—until a mysterious invitation recruits her to serve the Crown.
Her first assignment draws her into a dangerous web of espionage stretching from London’s glittering drawing rooms to its shadowy docklands. Unfortunately, it also brings her face-to-face with Lord Ravenscar, the infuriating nobleman she once injured with an arrow.
Ravenscar is an accomplished marksman, an experienced agent—and the last man Drusilla wants as her partner. But when their investigation places them in an enemy’s sights, the reluctant allies must learn to trust each other before a traitor’s scheme threatens England and they both lose far more than their hearts.
Meet the Characters
Drusilla Vale
Role: Newly recruited Pinkstocking
Greatest Strength: The courage to act when everyone else is still deciding what to do
Biggest Weakness: A tendency to act before considering the consequences (see above)
Particular Talent: An excellent eye for a target of any description with any weapon
Her Greatest Desire: To be more useful than the usual decorative debutante
Her Most Endearing Quirk: She’s loyal to a fault, but doesn’t know her own heart
Sebastian Overworth, Viscount Ravenscar
Role: Aristocrat with more experience than he lets on
Greatest Strength: The ability to think fast under pressure
Biggest Weakness: He is much too liable to underestimate the abilities of women
Particular Talent: Knowing when to blend in—and when to stand out
His Greatest Desire: To serve the Crown, even if not in the way he expected.
His Most Endearing Quirk: An inconvenient tendency to take responsibility for other people’s safety
Alice Dabney
Role: Lady’s maid to the most troublesome girl in the ton
Greatest Strength: The ability to detect a lie from a distance of twenty paces
Biggest Weakness: Much too fond of her mistress
Particular Talent: Knowing exactly how and when to intervene
Her Greatest Desire: To lead a slightly quieter life. Just slightly.
Her Most Endearing Quirk: She dissolves into cant words and phrases when she’s nervous or unsure
Lady Pinfold
Role: Great aunt to Drusilla—with a murky past
Greatest Strength: Does not suffer fools, and takes no nonsense from anyone
Biggest Weakness: A tendency to live in the past and not to act her age
Particular Talent: Getting right to the heart of the matter—even in matters of the heart
Her Greatest Desire: To help her great niece make the right decisions about her life
Her Most Endearing Quirk: Refusing to update her wardrobe to the latest fashions, or to relinquish her salty speech
