PERDITA, THE LOST ONE, HAD BEEN FOUND—BUT WHO WAS SHE? Was she a pirate's plaything or a more innocent prisoner of the Algerian pasha? Whoever she was, she suited Lord Ambourne's dark purposes. He would buy her from the pasha and make her a lady—the perfect instrument for revenge. He called her Perdita. No other name would have suited her. She was wild and beautiful, all but impossible to tame. But Perdita seemed to have secrets of her own, and Lord Ambourne found he wanted to know them. Or did he? If he began to care, how could he ever force her to take parting his schemes?
Author
Sylvia is a great reader, whose preference in fiction is for thrillers and historical romances. She married Simon Andrew, the boy next door, and they have one daughter, Catherine, who is married and works in London. Catherine lives in Maidenhead quite near the river, and they have a small house in Normandy, which they visit whenever they can. They are great travelers—from a shopping weekend in Paris to a three week tour of Vietnam on a bicycle! They both took early retirement and now live in the West Country with their dog and cat. Simon is an active town councillor in Crewkerne, and very well-known there. Until Sylvia retired she was busy to write, Teaching full-time as vice principal of a large comprehensive sixth form college, while also running a house and a family didn't really give her much time. She never attempted to have anything published before she sent in her first historical romance to Mills & Boon, in the days when the series was called "Masquerade." She was somewhat flabbergasted—though absolutely delighted—when it was accepted. Perdita first appeared in 1991, and she is still surprised at the idea of herself as a writer.
