A Lord's Bargain

In this fifth and final installment of Tracey Devlyn's Nexus Spymasters series, readers will cheer for this forbidden love and opposites attract story between a ballroom spy and a temporary governess who find common ground while taming, er, caring for his surprise daughter.

Welcome to Nexus Spymasters, a Regency historical romance series by USA Today Bestselling author Tracey Devlyn. From ballrooms to boudoirs, these daring lord and lady spies will stop at nothing to win the war against Napoleon and fight for the one thing forbidden to them. . . love.

A ballroom spy's bleak existence sparks to life after hiring a mysterious governess whose secrets stir his curiosity and whose courage awakens his desire.

Marcus Keene, Lord Shevington, leads a life of idleness and indulgenceor so he would have everyone believe. The illusion he has carefully crafted to protect his country no longer holds the same appeal it once did. His life takes a dramatic turn when a scared and angry five-year-old girlhis daughterappears on his doorstep. After a long search, he finds the perfect governess in Miss Crawford. One look at Shev and the mysterious young woman refuses the position, igniting his insatiable curiosity.

Anne Crawford has sworn to never work in a bachelor household again, but circumstances force her to accept the handsome marquess's offer of employment. As she navigates her young charge's turbulent emotions, Anne struggles to conceal her own and risks exposing a decades' old secret to the nobleman's whose every question feels like a forbidden caress.

What Anne does not understand is that mysteries are like catnip to Shev. Irresistible. Much like the governess herself. When a powerful French noblewoman arrives to take his daughter away, Shev is faced with the prospect of an empty home once again and his heart's desire slipping from his grasp.

First published in 2015 as Shev. This remastered edition published in 2022.

Nexus Spymasters in series order:
A Lady's Revenge
A Lady's Temptation
A Lady's Secret
A Lord's Redemption
A Lord's Bargain

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