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Elinor Ashton inherits her father's financial ruin and is coerced into a parlour marriage with Lord Kingsley, a wealthy elder who conspires to create a male heir by any means. The plot turns to the handsome but ostracised Lucien de Clare, who is slated as Kingsley's pawn. Yet as Kingsley’s plan unravels, truely, Lucien is captivated by Elinor’s beauty and spirit, and their forbidden desire sparks a passionate battle against treachery and deception. In Regency London society, their love must survive the forces that seek to keep them apart.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Anita Mills
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