The Year of Living Scandously (Secrets of Hadley Green 01)

in 1792, The Village Of Hadley Green Executed A Man For Stealing The Countess Of Ashwood’s Historic Jewels. Fifteen Years Later, Questions Still Linger. Was It A Crime Of Greed—or Of Passion? when Declan O’connor, Earl Of Donnelly, Arrives At Hadley Green To Meet With Lily Boudine, The New Countess Of Ashwood, He Knows Instantly That The Lovely Woman Who Welcomes Him Is Not Who She Pretends To Be. In An Attempt To Avoid An Unwanted Marriage, Keira Hannigan Has Assumed Her Cousin’s Identity And Is Staying At The Estate While Lily Is Abroad. When Declan Threatens To Expose Her, Keira Convinces Him To Guard Her Secret, Then Enlists Him In Her Investigation Of The Missing Jewels, For She Now Believes An Innocent Man Was Hanged. unable To Deny The Beautiful, Exasperating Keira—or Their Simmering Passion—declan Reluctantly Agrees. But Neither Is Prepared For The Dangerous Stranger Who Threatens To Reveal Keira’s Lies . . . And Declan Knows He Must Protect Keira At All Costs, For She Is The Woman Who Now Owns His Heart. In 1792, the village of Hadley Green was the scene of an infamous crime: the historic jewels of the Countess of Ashwood were stolen. The testimony of the countess's eight year-old niece, Lily Boudine, sent a man to the gallows, but the jewels were never recovered. Afterward, Lily was sent to live with her relatives in Ireland. Fifteen years later, questions still linger...was it a crime of greed, or a crime of passion? Keira Hannigan assumes her cousin's identity to avoid an arranged marriage, but when the Earl of Donnelly comes to visit, she must convince him to guard her secret and help her solve a mystery involving missing jewels and murder.