The ton expects impeccable manners.

England needs her impeccable aim.

Miss Drusilla Vale has never excelled at being the lady society expects. She is, however, an expert archer, a remarkably good shot-and exactly the sort of troublesome woman the secretive Pinkstocking Club needs.

Her first assignment draws her into a dangerous plot surrounding a Portuguese diplomat and information vital to Britain's war against Napoleon. At last, Drusilla has the chance to put her most unsuitable talents to good use.

If only Sebastian, Viscount Ravenscar, would stop interfering.

Ravenscar is arrogant, infuriating, and far too accustomed to getting his own way. He is also the man Drusilla once injured in an archery accident-an encounter that left matters between them decidedly strained. Now he keeps stepping into her investigation, challenging her judgment and unsettling her in ways she would much rather ignore.

As their search leads from London drawing rooms to London's docklands, Drusilla must decide whether Ravenscar is an obstacle, an ally...or the greatest danger of all to her independent heart.

A witty Regency spy romance-and the first adventure of the Pinkstocking Club.