Secrets, Spies & Sweet Little Lies — Tara Kingston

During the tumultuous days of the Civil War, a heart's destiny cannot be denied when a daring Union officer abducts a beautiful runaway bride he suspects of being a traitor.

A Runaway Bride…

Emma Davenport was a model senator's daughter: prim and proper, but hell-bent on escaping her dull existence under her father's watchful eye. She was going to be a bride, and no one was going to stop her. Not even the daring renegade who steals her from a train transporting her to a forbidden marriage. Her heart tells her this mysterious captor is a dangerous man, but the undeniable attraction he wields is a more potent threat than any weapon.

A Man on a Mission…

Major Cole Travis is as skilled with deception as he is with a gun. Keeping a beautiful traitor from her rendezvous with a treacherous scoundrel shouldn't be a challenge for the battle-seasoned operative -- but he's not the only one after his tempting prisoner. Drawn to this woman whose innocent allure may be just another weapon in her arsenal, Cole risks his neck to shield her. But protecting Emma from his own heart's desire becomes another story entirely.

Book 1 in The Secrets & Spies series ~ Love stories infused with intrigue, danger and adventure


Previously published as Destiny (writing as Victoria Gray), 2010. This edition has been revised with new scenes added.