Portrait of Seduction

Written by Carrie Lofty

Narrated by Tatiana Sokolov

Salzburg, 1805

Greta Zwieg forges masterpieces. With her copies on their walls and the original paintings safely hidden, the noble families of Austria can rest assured their treasures will survive Napoleon's advances. But now Greta's uncle is changing the rules, selling her counterfeits as originals. Greta abhors the deceit. Anxious for her family's safety in a perilous time, she is nevertheless determined to put things right.

Oliver Doerger is living a lie of his own. Acting as valet for his aristocratic half brother, Oliver thwarts an attempt on Greta's life and is overwhelmed by the forbidden passion that flares between them. Although he's not truly a servant, he is a bastard and a spy—certainly no match for a woman of such exquisite quality.

Though both fear discovery, they cannot resist each other. When the truth comes out, and the city falls into chaos, Greta and Oliver will be forced to choose—love or duty?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Aug 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781094437316

Carrie Lofty

Carrie Lofty has published more than twenty-five romances across multiple genres. Her work has been described as “nuanced and superbly realized” (The Chicago Tribune) and “sexy, brutal and somehow innocent” (All About Romance). She is proud to have earned multiple RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice awards and two RITA™ nominations. While studying abroad, Carrie lured an unsuspecting Englishman to Chicago, where she's kept him a happy ex-pat for more than twenty-five years. With two teen daughters and a master's in history, Carrie is a movie buff, Civil War museum docent, and Halloween haunted house actor.