The Belle of London

The stage was the only place she ever truly belonged. Amelia Westcott has no family, few allies, and no intention of apologizing for either. What she has is talent, beauty, and the kind of commanding presence that stops a theater full of London's wealthiest men dead in their tracks, including the Prince of Wales himself. When the Prince becomes her patron and the press crowns her the Belle of London, Amelia's rise feels unstoppable.

Then there is Christopher Beaumont. Kit is close to the Prince, polished to a fault, and entirely unconvinced by Amelia's charms. Where others see a luminous talent, he sees a woman with ambitions and the ruthlessness to match. He calls it clearly. He is also completely wrong. Amelia has no interest in correcting him. She has even less interest in him.
But from the glittering theaters of London to the grand stages of Broadway, the world keeps throwing them together and what begins as mutual contempt slowly, stubbornly refuses to stay that way. Kit finally sees Amelia as she truly is. And what he sees, he cannot let go of.
Someone, however, has decided the Belle of London's story ends before it truly begins.