The Hidden Blade (43 page)

Not Quite a Husband

He was once her husband. Now he is only her companion and protector on the most dangerous journey of her life.

Winner of Romance Writers of America’s Prestigious RITA® Award for Best Historical Romance of 2010.

“A beautifully written, deeply moving story of romantic renewal and moral repair set against the backdrop of a heart-stopping journey across northwest India.” — Read React Review

Delicious

A man who would one day occupy 10 Downing Street. A woman who spends her life in the kitchen. A Cinderella story as you have never read before.

A Library Journal Best Romance of 2008.

“A sublime, fairy-tale inspired romance…an irresistible literary treat.” —
Chicago Tribune

Private Arrangements

She lives in London, he lives in New York—and theirs is considered the perfect marriage. But what happens when she asks for a divorce?

A
Publishers Weekly
Best Book of 2008

“Steamy and smart…Deft plotting and sparkling characters mark this superior debut historical.” — Starred Review,
Publishers Weekly

The Fitzhugh Trilogy

½.
Claiming the Duchess
(Free story)

Clarissa has exchanged hundreds of letters with her faithful correspondent. But who is J. M. K., exactly?

1.
Beguiling the Beauty

A transatlantic crossing on a luxury ocean liner. A mysterious lady with vengeance on her mind. A duke who falls for the one woman he has sworn never to love.

“Complex, compelling characters, an unusual and emotionally powerful plot, and prose with the range and beauty of music—what more can a reader ask for?” — The Romance Dish

2.
Ravishing the Heiress

Married: 8 years. Marriage consummated: 0 times. It changes: Now.

A
Publishers Weekly
Best Read of Summer 2012.

“Millie and Fitz’s marriage is one of the truest, most romantic, and most uplifting depictions I’ve read in a long, long time. And what can I say — Sherry Thomas rocks my world.” — All About Romance

2½.
A Dance in Moonlight
(Novella)

A heartbroken woman meets someone who looks almost exactly like the man she has lost.
Come late at night
, she tells him,
so I can pretend that you are the one I love
.

3.
Tempting the Bride

He loves her. She loathes him. But now she will wake up and know him only as a handsome stranger.

A
Library Journal
Best Romance of 2012.

“Bottom line: this is the best Historical of 2012. If you read one Historical this entire year, even if you eschewed Historical in favor of another genre, you have to read
Tempting the Bride
.” — The Season

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

The Hidden Blade
© 2014 by Sherry Thomas.

All rights reserved. Where such permission is sufficient, the author grants the right to strip any DRM which may be applied to this work.

Downton Abbey, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, wuxia, childhood, youth, coming of age, death, loss, grief, family life, friendship, travel, China, 19th Century