The Scandalous Life of a True Lady — Barbara Metzger

TRUE DECEIT

Harry Harmon has already written his own obituary--that is, the obituary for the old spymaster Major Harrison, one of his aliases. After his alter ego's staged death, Harry's next assignment is to spy on enemies at a country house party. To do that, he'll require a courtesan who is learned, truthful, and beautiful.

With no guardian, dowry, or references, sensible, smart Simone Ryland has come to Mrs. Burton's bawdy house in search of work. But when the madam notices the virgin's regal, exotic beauty, she packs her off with Harry. Soon Simone, fearful of what she's heard only in whispers, is in for something truly thrilling--something that looks a lot like love.

The second book in the Royce Lie Detectors series