Anastasia and the Duke (Thief of my Heart Book 1)

When a midnight encounter with a duke almost lands her in Newgate, orphaned Hannah Smith realises she must bring her career as a thief to an end—before she finds herself at the wrong end of a noose. But escaping the Seven Dials and Sidney Pritchard, the self-styled King of Thieves, is no easy task. Persuaded into one last swindle, Hannah agrees to act as companion to an elderly countess—a role that promises comfort for life. What she doesn’t know is that it will also bring her dangerously close to the duke who stole her first kiss.When Oliver Edward St Martin De Vere, Sixth Duke of Hawkfield, first sees Miss Hannah Smith, he is instantly struck by her beauty and grace. Despite his desire, however, Oliver is suspicious of the tempting miss—and not only because she reminds him of the thief with whom he once shared a midnight kiss. Worried, Oliver vows to protect the elderly Lady Lansdowne from what he believes to be another schemer out to exploit her grief at the loss of her granddaughter, Anastasia. Miss Smith is a fraud, and Oliver is determined to expose her—provided he doesn’t lose his heart to her first.Anastasia and the Duke is a sweet Regency romance of secrets, deception, and unexpected love—lightly inspired by the legend of the missing Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia.