It's Downton Abbey, Nemesis-style, in Winter's Heat, an exclusive new novella from award-winning author Zoë Archer

An auxiliary Nemesis agent and a former client go undercover as servants at a country estate during the Christmas season to expose corruption among London society's powerful elite. Michael and Ada never thought they would again be working side by side in the pursuit of justice. Now that they're on a case together, the attraction they had once shared flares to life, making a dangerous assignment even more unpredictable. Can they take the heat?

Look for the next novel in the Nemesis, Unlimited series, Dangerous Seduction, coming in December 2013 from St. Martin's Paperbacks.

Praise for Zoë Archer's Nemesis, Unlimited series:

"Unforgettable...romance [that] will leave readers craving more."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Creating heroes to die for and empowered women and bringing them together in powerful action/adventures with depth of emotion and sensuality is [Archer's] forte. To readers' pleasure, she brings an amazing cast of characters, a strong plot and romance to her Nemesis, Unlimited series."—Romantic Times BOOKreviews

"Sexy, action-packed romance...that will make you swoon."—New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Zoë Archer is an award-winning romance author who thinks there's nothing sexier than a man in tall boots and a waistcoat. As a child, she never dreamed about being the rescued princess, but wanted to kick butt right beside the hero. She now applies her master's degrees in literature and fiction to creating butt-kicking heroines and heroes in tall boots. She is the author of the acclaimed Blades of the Rose series and the historical paranormal series The Hellraisers. Zoë and her husband, fellow romance author Nico Rosso, live in Los Angeles.