Brilliance and Betrayal (Diamond #1) – Digitally Signed Paperback
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“The Missing Diamond” is back in London for a new season, and Charity is ready to get revenge on the Fitzroy family–starting with Peregrine. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one with that plan in mind.
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More about this book:
If you like court intrigue and conspiracy, dangerous thrills, and Facebook relationship statuses reading “It’s complicated,” you’ll love The Diamond of the Ton Regency Mystery Series!
Charity’s backstory can be read in Books 1 & 2 of the Crown Jewels Regency Mysteries – but Brilliance and Betrayal is meant to be friendly to new readers. This is book 1 in a continuous trilogy storyline. For the best reader experience, we recommend reading all three books in order.
Brilliance and Betrayal (Peregrine & Charity) - Diamond of the Ton #1 - Digitally Signed Paperback
A disgraced noble. A scandalous widow. A poisoned prince.
When a foreign prince collapses at an English court function, suspicion falls on Lord Peregrine Fitzroy—the estranged son of a notorious traitor, and the man who knows all too well the effects of henbane. Especially since it’s the same poison his mother once used in a crime that nearly cost Lady Charity Cresswell everything.
Now a widow and lady-in-waiting to the Queen, Charity has clawed her way back from scandal to reclaim her place among the ton. But when the prince’s symptoms trigger memories of a past she’s tried to bury, she suspects something far more dangerous is afoot—and that Lord Peregrine is at the heart of it.
Forced into an uneasy alliance, Peregrine and Charity must navigate a web of court intrigue, political conspiracy, and buried secrets.
As the body count rises and a shadowy enemy closes in, they’ll have to rely on each other to uncover the truth—before the next victim is the Crown itself.
Brilliance and Betrayal is available as paperback, ebook, and on Kindle Unlimited - Audio coming this fall.
Plot tropes:
☑️ political intrigue and court conspiracies ☑️ no one can be trusted ☑️ redemption arc ☑️ morally grey characters ☑️ suspense ☑️ high society London ☑️ high stakes espionage ☑️ Queen Charlotte ☑️ found family ☑️ historical figures ☑️ power players ☑️ criminal masterminds ☑️ revenge ☑️ information as power ☑️ cat and mouse thriller ☑️ whispers and secrets ☑️ secret societies ☑️ ambition & sacrifice ☑️ parent problems ☑️ historical events ☑️ a bromance ☑️ dark family legacies ☑️ inherited blame ☑️ Godfather vibes with underworld / organized crime ☑️ villain from the past ☑️ loyalty and betrayal ☑️ cover-ups ☑️ forced partnerships
Romance tropes:
✅ dark, dangerous, brooding love interest ✅ scandalous widow ✅ slow-burn ✅ sharp enemies-to-lovers ✅ their trust issues are legit ✅ he's grumpy, but there's a reason ✅ second chance ✅ wounded war hero ✅ star-crossed romance ✅ choice vs fate ✅ he's not worthy of love ✅ banter, banter, all the banter ✅ truth or dare ✅ touch her and die ✅ forced proximity ✅ power struggles ✅ follow the rules, or else I won't ✅ I do this for you ✅ shared trauma ✅ you see me ✅ smell so good ✅ just one bed ✅ gossip of the ton ✅ sacrifice for the other ✅ moral dilemma ✅historical fiction with romantasy vibes ✅ I can fix him ✅ damsel in distress ✅ equal partnership ✅ caretaking ✅ intimacy ✅ Romeo & Juliet vibes ✅ Bridgerton vibes ✅ closed door
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Lois –
Political machinations in the Prince Regent’s Court. Deadly enemies trying to outmanoeuvre each other whilst holding onto their dignity and their heads only to realise there is greater foe in the midst and they must work together. This brilliant new story in Morrison and Radcliffe’s Regency series is not a fluffy piece with a happily ever after, rather a battle of wits with an uncertain outcome. Regency England is painted as a beautiful backdrop to this intriguing plot. Charity and Peregrine’s relationship is volatile to say the least. His behaviour leaves a lot to be desired at times and she is still very naive and constantly jumps in without fully thinking through her actions. This first story in the new series can be best described as enemies to tolerance and back to enemies. I can’t wait to read the next instalment