Newly returned from finishing school, Lady Juliette Thorndike is ready to debut in London society. Due to her years away, she hasn\’t spent much time with her parents, and sees them only as the flighty, dilettante couple the other nobles love. But when they disappear, she discovers she never really knew them at all. They\’ve been living double lives as government spies–and they\’re only the latest in a long history of espionage that is the family\’s legacy. Now Lady Juliette is determined to continue their work.
When Susanna Kelly returns to her hometown of Sweetheart, Texas and its quirky, lovable citizens, her peace of mind is shattered by heart-shaped notes with sinister messages. Daniel Sheppard, Asian American bestselling author and her childhood friend, offers to play the role of her boyfriend to discourage the stalker, but Susanna resists. Pretending to be a couple? Who would buy it?
The note writer\’s mind games force her to reconsider. Susanna accepts Daniel\’s crazy plan, but her heart acts up whenever she\’s near her decoy valentine. Comfortable, uncomplicated Daniel has turned into a full-grown man who makes her senses spin.