title: Washington Masquerade: A Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery
author:  Warren Adler 
description: <b>Praise for Warren Adler's Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery Series</b><br /> <b><span></span></b><br /> <span>"High-class suspense." </span><span>-- </span><i><span><b>The New York Times</b></span></i><span> on <i>American Quartet</i></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><br /><br /><span>"Adler's a dandy plot-weaver, a real tale-teller."</span><span> -- </span><i><span><b>Los Angeles Times</b></span></i><span> on <i>American Sextet</i></span><span> </span><br /><br /><span>"Adler's depiction of Washington - its geography, social whirl, political intrigue - rings true." </span><span>-- </span><i><span><b>Booklist</b></span></i><span> on <i>Senator Love</i></span><span></span><span> </span><br /><br /><span>"A wildly kaleidoscopic look at the scandals and political life of Washington D.C."</span><span> --</span> <b><i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><span> on <i>Death of A Washington Madame</i></span>
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  Uncovering the mystery...
  
  
  **_Of the brooding earl..._**
  
  
  Arriving at the forbidding mansion on the Yorkshire moors, governess Selina
  Salinger is alarmed to find her new employer just as forbidding! Looking after
  his orphaned nieces, Selina gradually warms to Lord Westcroft. Their kisses
  make her dare to hope the ice around his heart is melting and a proposal could
  be a possibility. Instead he shocks her with a proposition so scandalous that
  no lady could ever accept!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Do you like it here at Manresa House?”
  
  
  He watched her lips as they parted. She had beautiful lips, lips that begged
  to be kissed.
  
  
  Swiftly he drew back. Kissing the governess was the quickest way to send her
  running, even if he did detect a spark of something that looked like desire in
  her eyes when she glanced at him. By her account Miss Salinger had been raised
  to follow the rules of society, and those rules were very clear.
  
  
  “Yes, Lord Westcroft, I enjoy my work very much.” It was a measured ans