A Sinful Alliance Daughter of a courtesan and a lord, Marguerite was forced to fend for herself in the dangerous world of French nobility - as the king's spy! Sent on a mission to the court of King Henry VIII, Marguerite found her only friend was her old enemy, the sensually tempting Nicolai Ostrovsky. And their sinful alliance seemed set to turn her from old loyalties to new desires! A Notorious Woman Beautiful perfumer Julietta Bassano hides her secrets from the light of day, selling rose water and essence of violet rather than taking her rightful place in Venetian society. Until the seductive Marc Velasquez enters her world. But in the city of masks plots spiral around Marc and Julietta - schemes that will endanger their lives and their growing love...