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Book Eight in the Daughters of Empire Series

The most dangerous dance is the one where everyone wears a mask.

Once every decade, an invitation-only gala draws the world's elite to a secluded French château. No media. No phones. No security except that provided by the mysterious hosts.

The official purpose: a celebration of "cultural heritage preservation."

The real purpose, as the agency has long suspected: the most exclusive black-market auction of looted colonial treasures on Earth.

When three invitations arrive at headquarters—addressed to aliases the team has used on previous missions—it's clearly a trap. It's also their only chance to infiltrate an event that has operated in shadows for generations.

Behind ornate masks and flowing champagne, priceless artifacts stolen during colonial conquests change hands for billions. But this year's auction features something unprecedented: a collection so controversial its mere existence could trigger international incidents.

Plunged into a glittering world where every smile conceals calculation and every dance could be deadly, the women navigate a ballroom where any guest could be an enemy—or a mark:

Inaya assumes the role of a Gulf oil heiress, seducing her way into the confidence of the auction's aristocratic organizer—who seems unnervingly familiar with her real identity.

Sania works the event's sophisticated security systems from within, discovering that beneath the château lies a high-tech vault containing more than just treasures—it houses secrets that powerful nations would kill to acquire.

Adisa poses as staff, mapping escape routes and identifying players, only to recognize several faces from dossiers of presumed-dead operatives—including one who once saved her life.

As they circulate through waltzes and whispers, the team realizes this isn't just an auction—it's a gathering of a shadow society that has manipulated global politics since the colonial era. And they're celebrating something specific: the final phase of a plan decades in the making.

The masks come off at midnight. The bidding ends at dawn. And anyone still inside when the music stops becomes a permanent addition to the château's collection.

Some masquerades reveal the truth. Others ensure it's never seen again.

THE MONARCH'S MASQUERADE delivers sophisticated suspense and lethal glamour in a high-stakes thriller where danger lurks behind every tuxedo and designer gown. Perfect for fans of JAMES BOND, OCEANS 8, and KILLING EVE who crave intelligent espionage with deadly stakes beneath the glitter.

Every dance is a duel. Every smile conceals a weapon. And the most dangerous player at the ball is the one no one sees coming.

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