A True Lady

By Edith Layton

Book Overview

A pirate's daughter, a noble viscount, and a marriage neither expected collide in a sweeping Regency romance where passion, danger, and freedom are all at stake.

A pirate's daughter, a noble viscount, and a marriage neither expected...

Cristabel, the daring daughter of the infamous Captain Whiskey, never imagined her life would be upended by a forced marriage to a captured English nobleman. What begins as a cruel joke soon spins into a journey of danger, passion, and self-discovery. Fleeing to London to carve out her own destiny, she encounters Magnus Snow, a powerful viscount whose charm and presence awaken desires she never knew she had--and risks that threaten everything she holds dear.

Set against the glittering streets and ballrooms of Regency London, this sweeping romance blends high-society intrigue with swashbuckling adventure. Cristabel must navigate the treacherous line between her pirate heritage and her aspirations for freedom, all while confronting assassins, family secrets, and the unpredictable call of love. In a world where danger and desire collide, the choice between independence and the heart becomes the ultimate test.

In the battle for love and freedom, nothing is as it seems--and everything is at stake.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592116361
• ISBN13: 9781592116362
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Histria Romance
• Length: 259 Pages

Customer Reviews

truly wonderful . . .

Cristabel is determined to be a *true lady* just like her English mother; but, unfortunately, there is an obstacle in her way. Her father is a pirate. It's little wonder, then, that at the age of twenty-one, the young woman left motherless at an early age, and having been taught lady-ness by a succession of governesses, not to mention piracy by a vast assortment of her father's henchmen, has decided never to marry thus never putting herself in any man's hands.Her father, the infamous Captain Whiskey, facing impending retirement from the 'trade' and tired of being a bachelor, has plans to marry again, and everyone knows two women can't live under the same roof. He orders Cristabel to select the type of man she wants to marry, pirate or not, and he'll fetch him. Thinking to stymie the wily old buccaneer, she says she'll not marry any other than a fine, refined English lord.Cristabel cannot then find any way out of marrying the young man her father promptly produces for her--Magnus Titus, Viscount Snow. Immediately following the piratical-type wedding ceremonies, the newlyweds are hustled on board one of her father's ships, bound for England, and in almost no time at all, the old man's carefully laid plans fall apart.To begin with, the captive is *not* Magnus, but Martin, the younger brother of the viscount--and already married to his childhood sweetheart, Sophia. Declaring a vow of friendship, Cristabel and Martin share a cabin--platonically--during the crossing, and eventually, even to their arrival at Martin's home, where she meets the *real* lord.Magnus is a hero to whom you will absolutely lose your heart--big, handsome, intelligent, honest, brave, trustworthy. Cristabel is not immune, but doesn't trust him--or herself. Surprises abound in the adventure-packed pages of this delightful book, peopled with pirates and lordships, bawds and ladies, who engage in attempted murder, society doings and other skullduggery. You will love Cristabel's journey from half-pirate to true lady!Edith Layton made her name with a unique and pithy, pungent, even piquant way with words in many Regencies before turning her attentions to the longer, more complex form of historical romance. The story and characters in A TRUE LADY are vintage Layton, though, and you won't be one tiny little bit disappointed by this book.

Finally, another winner from Edith Layton

Cristabel has to be one of the most unique woman characters in the history of romance novels. The beginning of the story starts with a whollop and never lets you down or slows down. The atmosphere puts you right in mid 18th century England-and the love story, which starts from the beginning for the hero, is one of the best. This ranks up there with "The Duke's Wager" another "10" from Edith Layton. Also don't miss her next book, "The Wedding"!