Lady Georgiana is about to set out on a new adventure. First, she receives an invitation from the Queen, then she receives a message from her sister-in-law, Fig. Fig and Binky are about to descend on their home in London. Since Georgie politely loathes Fig, she is seeking some way to leave town. Not only does Fig treat her like a servant, she can't understand why Georgie won't get married and save them all from the misfortunes that plague them.

Georgie is asked to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Princess Maria Theresa, someone she once knew in school. She is also asked to be the Royal family's representative at the wedding. The Queen will provide a chaperon but Georgie must provide the maid. To top things off, Darcy O'Mara is going to be attending the wedding as well. Maybe, the two of them can at last get some private time.

Georgie seeks out her granddad's help in finding a maid. His next door neighbor has a granddaughter who may be willing to help. Georgie meets her chaperone, Lady Middlesex at the station with her maid, Queenie. Queenie is hopeless-- incompetent, fearful of the travel and their new surroundings, and she can't remember the proper forms of address. Lady Middlesex and her companion, Miss Deer-Harte travel to the castle with Georgie, only to be stranded by a freak snowstorm.

When a mysterious death occurs, Georgie and Darcy find themselves trying to determine the identity of a killer. The Romanian secret police are there impeding the investigation convinced that Darcy and Georgie are part of the conspiracy.

With the fourth entry in the Royal Spyness series, Ms. Bowen has written an engaging story that will keep the reader guessing until the end.

Book Summary

The Royal Spyness series continues with an all-new mystery of "the British monarchy...a wedding in Transylvania... [and] wonderful characters." (#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Charlaine Harris). Penniless and thirty- fourth in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother, Georgie accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre- looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned. Now it's up to Georgie to save the nuptial festivities before the couple's vows become: to love and to cherish, till "undeath" do them part...

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