A Trick of Fate
by Stella Riley

Someone is misusing Max Brandon's name --- resulting in bills for services he never ordered and goods he did not buy. For reasons he can't begin to guess, he has become the victim of some unknown person's campaign of persecution.

When the games move closer to home, almost forcing him to fight a duel ... more particularly, when they draw in Frances Pendleton, a lady he never expected to see again ... Max vows to catch the man behind them, no matter what the cost.

The result is a haphazard chase involving ruined abbeys, a hunt for hermits, a grotesque portrait ... and a love story which, but for this odd trick of fate, might never have been given a second chance.

Originally published October 2019 in eBook and trade paperback.

Other Books by Stella Riley

The Shadow Earl

The Montesoro Legacy
Brandon Brothers - Leo

The King's Falcon
Roundheads & Cavaliers Book 3

Under A Dark Moon
Brandon Brothers - Adam

Midwinter Magic
Rockliffe Christmas Novella

The Black Madonna
Roundheads & Cavaliers Book 1

Cadenza
Rockliffe Book 6

Rockliffe: Books 4-6
Rockliffe Book 4-6

Hazard
Rockliffe Book 5

The Wicked Cousin
Rockliffe Book 4

Rockliffe: Books 1-3
Rockliffe Book 1-3

Lords of Misrule
Roundheads & Cavaliers Book 4

The Marigold Chain

The Player
Rockliffe Book 3

The Mésalliance
Rockliffe Book 2

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Stella Riley's Bio

Readers' Favorite 2019 Gold Medallist and 2021 Book Excellence Award winner for CADENZA and eleven times a B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree, Stella Riley lives in Kent. She enjoys theatre, reading, travel and playing the harpsichord. She is fascinated by the English Civil Wars and has written six books set in that period. The seven book Rockliffe series (recommended in The Times newspaper!) is also available in audio, narrated by Alex Wyndham. And the final book in the Brandon Brothers trilogy, THE MONTESORO LEGACY, is already available for pre-order.