POISON OR PROTECT

Can one gentle Highland soldier woo Victorian London&rsquo,s most scandalous lady assassin, or will they both be destroyed in the attempt? New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger presents a stand-alone romance novella set in her popular steampunk universe full of manners, spies, and dainty sandwiches. Lady Preshea Villentia, the Mourning Star, has four dead husbands and a nasty reputation. Fortunately, she looks fabulous in black. What society doesn&rsquo,t know is that all her husbands were marked for death by Preshea&rsquo,s employer. And Preshea has one final assignment. It was supposed to be easy, a house party with minimal bloodshed. Preshea hadn&rsquo,t anticipated Captain Gavin Ruthven &ndash, massive, Scottish, quietly irresistible, and&hellip, working for the enemy. In a battle of wits, Preshea may risk her own heart &ndash, a terrifying prospect, as she never knew she had one._,