Set in Yorkshire in the 1760's, Jo Beverley's new mass market paperback romance Secrets of the Night (Topaz $8.99) promises daring deceit and sensual adventure. An elderly husband's inability to provide an heir threatens his estate. Shy, young Rosamunde returns from a masquerade to kidnap and seduce a dashing young nobleman, Lord Malloren. Beverley, touted as a 'mistress of the sexy romp', lives in Victoria and is one B.C.'s bestselling novelists. 0-451-40847-0

[BCBW SUMMER 1999]