Introducing Miss Joanna

She's hoping to find true love.

He prefers to remain single and bring criminals to justice.

When a dangerous gang threatens her life, his heart is on the line.

London, 1817

When Miss Joanna Dalrymple's father inherits a fortune from a relative, he sells his haberdashery and turns his attention to seeing his beloved daughter settled in the manner he'd promised her mother. He leases a townhouse in Mayfair for the Season and engages a lady to ease their way into Society. At her first ball, Jo makes a new friend, Letitia Cartwright, who introduces her to the baron, Lord Reade. Dark-haired and handsome, he towers over most men, and his teasing manner is not what one finds on a ballroom dance floor. Jo learns from Letty that Reade is not looking to marry. It intrigues Jo. There is something mysterious about the baron. An air of danger surrounds him. But Jo has decided her husband must be a quiet gentleman who would welcome her widowed father into their house, so when the elegant Mr. Ollerton, pursues her, Jo welcomes his advances.

Gareth, Baron Reade, an agent for the crown, is investigating the disappearances of several young women at the request of the Prince Regent. The lovely redhead, Miss Joanna Dalrymple, has captured Reade's attention. Against his better judgement, his interest in her deepens. His good friend, Brandon Cartwright, has the annoying tendency to read Reade's mind, and to voice what's on his. Brandon urges Reade to marry and cast aside the low spirits which have plagued him since Waterloo. But Reade refuses to inflict his dark moods and nightmares on a wife. Trouble is, Joanna, a forthright young lady, becomes increasingly difficult to ignore. Especially when it appears she might be in danger. Has she become involved with the Virden's, the couple Reade has under suspicion? While he has no intention of caring for anyone again, he becomes determined to protect her.

Will it take a matter of life and death for them to realize they cannot live without each other?

Author: Maggi Andersen
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 11/12/2020
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781953455260

About the Author
Andersen, Maggi: - "A USA TODAY bestselling author, Maggi Andersen has over 40 books and novellas published. The wonderful works of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, Mary Jo Putney, and Eloisa James fostered Maggi's love of the Regency era. Some exciting news: the collection, The Midnight Hour, All Hallows' Brides has won the 2020 RONE Award with Maggi's story, Beth, who first appears in Governess to the Duke's Heir, Dangerous Lords series, Book four. Maggi has two new series. Never Doubt a Duke is Book One in the Never series, (first meet Charles, His Grace, Duke of Shewsbury, and his brother Lord Jason in The Scandalous Lyon). Maggi is working hard on Book Two: Never Dance with a Marquess which she feels readers will enjoy. Introducing Miss Joanna - Once a Wallflower, Book Two is her latest release. Two more novels are planned for early 2021 Never Trust an Earl - The Never Series Book three and Announcing Miss Theodosia Book three in the Once a Wallflower series. Maggi holds a BA in English and Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing. She lives in Australia, in the beautiful Dandenong ranges, and supports the RSPCA. Animals often feature in her books."