The Earl of Kinross
By Meara Platt
CHAPTER 1
London, England
December 1814
“Mother in heaven,” Lara Le Brecque muttered, toppling over the high wall surrounding Marcus Brayden’s townhouse and landing in an enormous snowdrift. It was shortly past dawn, although one would not know it by the gray clouds covering the sky that prevented most of the daylight from filtering down. She scrambled to her feet, her cloak and gown now dampened by the wet snow she’d fallen into, and hurried to hide behind one of the large holly trees planted near the townhouse.
Breaking into houses was not as easy as she’d first thought.
She was cold, wet, and winded, and hadn’t thought to eat a bite before setting out on her clandestine mission. But she’d made it this far and was not about to turn back now. She
