A widow who wants nothing more than to be left alone … What is it about her that attracts disaster? Lady Cecily Garrity is starting to believe that she is cursed. Left devastated after her husband’s sudden death, she has made one wrong choice after another. And now her little farm – and her sanity – are falling to pieces. Stumbles upon the vagabond lord hiding in plain sight … Blake, Brown, Burns … he has gone by a lot of different names over the years. But the one he misses the most is his own. Forced into hiding half a decade ago, Burke has never allowed himself to get attached to another person or place. Then the aloof Widow Garrity captures his interest immediately when she quite literally falls into his path. But the threat that has dogged Burke for years will not go away. Not unless he’s willing to fight – and fighting will mean putting everyone he loves, old and new, in perilous danger. The Secret of the Surviving Earl is a steamy small town, mystery Regency romance. It is the fourth book in Cara Maxwell’s new series, Racing Rogues.