The Banished Bride

Intrepid Heroines #1

by Andrea Pickens

A drunken laugh, a roll of the dice . . . and suddenly Aurora Sprague finds herself a child bride, married in haste to a young man she’s never met to settle her father’s gaming debt. Moments after the ceremony, she is banished to a remote estate while the new groom gallops off to the army. For years, they are apart, married in name only. But when Alex Fenimore, now a top intelligence officer, is sent on a secret mission to unmask a female spy, their paths cross. He has no idea that the fiery young lady is his wife . . . and that the sparks of desire between them are about to ignite a most unexpected passion.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Regency, Historical, Regency Romance, Historical Fiction, Marriage Of Convenience

216 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Andrea Pickens is a pseudonym for an author who has also written as Cara Elliott for Grand Central and Andrea Penrose for Kensington and NAL. Her historical mysteries and romantic novels are set in Regency England, an era that has fascinated her ever since she picked up a copy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

A graduate of Yale, she has won numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for historical mystery, the Golden Leaf, and she’s been a three-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award. Her books have been translated into nine different languages.