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When Katherine O’Malley is sent into the heart of France to expose a traitor, she braces herself for hardship and danger in service to her country. Instead, she encounters Major Daniel Ross, a rakish officer who poses as her husband while on the run. Though Katherine knows of Daniel’s womanizing ways and vows to resist his charms, the calamity of Napoleon’s escape from Elba forces the sham couple to flee across hostile territory. In the course of evading enemies, Katherine must place complete trust in Daniel, even allowing their intimacy to grow amid uncertainty and risk.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Anne Ashley
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