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Lord Melsonby is one of London’s most dashing bachelors, until a beautiful runaway young heiress, Perdita Lyford, enters his life. Their romance takes them from the glittering society of Victorian England into the dazzling intrigue and danger of Morocco, weaving adventure and peril into their love story. The novel follows their entanglement as they navigate social expectations, underground intrigues, and the risks posed by a world beyond the familiar streets of London.
First publish date: 1973
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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