The Little Adventure

Description

Paris, 1869. In the glittering world of the Second Empire, jewels were prized above love, fortunes were squandered on pleasure, and beneath the splendour lurked secrets and deception.

Yet it was to Paris that the beautiful Lady Corinna Vernon flees to escape her cruel aunt, taking a position as a governess under an assumed name. But her new life is soon disrupted when she meets the handsome and wealthy Duke of Milverton.

Before long, Corinna discovers that beneath the dazzling surface of Parisian society lies a world of secrets and betrayal. Caught in an elaborate deception, she is drawn into a cruel game in which love itself is at stake. What begins as a little adventure soon brings her to the brink of despair, until the truth is finally revealed.

Set against the sumptuous backdrop of the pleasure-loving Second Empire, The Little Adventure is a captivating tale of romance, intrigue and ultimate love.