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"This
is historical romance the way it should be written. I
loved it!"
~ New York Times, Publisher's
Weekly and USA
Today bestselling
author Karen Robards
England, 1748 … a
time when romance is irrelevant, and adventure is thoroughly
unladylike …
Charlotte Engle finds herself on the wrong end of a pistol
when her coach is stopped by notorious highwaymen, the Black
Trio. Although Charlotte survives the encounter none the worse
for wear, her mother, Lady Epping, decides Charlotte is in
need of a husband to protect her.
Charlotte is inclined
to agree only when introduced to Kenley Fairfax. Kenley
is charming and handsome, a young lord with
a sordid past and a reputation for trouble. He’s just
the sort to strike Charlotte’s fancy—and horrify
her mother. When Lady Epping arranges a marriage to an insufferable
cad, however, Kenley comes to her rescue declaring she has
already agreed to marry him.
Kenley charms and excites Charlotte more than any man she
has ever met, but can she really marry someone she has known
less than a week? A man with secrets in his life he keeps
fiercely guarded? Not to mention one her mother despises?
The closer Charlotte
draws to the truth about Kenley, the more she realizes he
might be capable of far more treachery
than she had believed possible, and the more she finds herself
involved in a web of deceit that includes late-night conspiracies,
highway robbery, cold-blooded murder, and—most unexpected
of all—love.
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