To Have and To Spy

By Jessie Clever

In this gripping prequel to the bestselling Spy Series, you will discover just what it took for a father to let his beloved sons enter into service for Crown and Country.

Nathan and Alec Black weren’t always spies for the War Office. But when a simple mission goes dangerously wrong, they must prove themselves and show they have what it takes to be an operative. 

But to do so, they must save their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Lofton, at all costs.

To Have and To Spy is a prequel short story in the fast-paced, thrilling historical romance Spy Series. If you love sweet, heart-stopping romance, spellbinding intrigue, and unexpected danger, don’t miss this captivating series from bestselling author Jessie Clever. Discover adventure and romance when you download To Have and To Spy today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Someday Lady Publishing LLC
• Release date: Apr 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781733326254

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To Have and To Spy

To Have and To Spy

Jessie Clever

Someday Lady Publishing, LLC

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Copyright © 2020 by Jessica McQuaid

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Published by Someday Lady Publishing, LLC

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblances to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ISBN-13: 978-1-7333262-5-4

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To Have and to Spy

Richard hadn’t had occasion to visit a lady’s dressing chamber other than his wife’s in nearly twenty years.

It was an unusual experience to witness another lady’s underthings in quite such vibrant display. The lady in question was newly married, and yet her range of underclothes was startling. He had expected the usual trousseau items in virginal white, but the Duchess of Kingsbury clearly had alternative designs on fashion.

But he hadn’t been sent by the War Office to assess the Duchess of Kingsbury’s undergarments.

He had been sent to stop treason.

He slid around the settee and low tables that crowded the small dressing chamber, all of it strewn with silk stockings and ribbons, until he reached the cluster of still unpacked trunks.

The duchess had recently returned with her new husband from the south of France where they had taken their wedding retreat. It was a terribly convenient location for someone looking to transport precious documents from the French dictator onto British soil. While the War Office was still uncertain as to who was responsible for secreting the documents in the Duchess of Kingsbury’s trunks, they had verified with several sources that the duchess, and her traveling trunks, was the intended method of transport.

After all, who would think to search the trunks of a newly minted duchess?

It would stand to reason she now had everything that mattered in the world. Title, wealth, and prestige. She need not worry about the sum acquired through illicit transport of information.

The War Office was still attempting to ascertain the nature of the documents, but it was believed to be a roster of Napoleon’s