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After serving in Napoleon’s army, Lord Perequine Corbury returns to find his wealth depleted. Fenella Lambert, his beloved cousin, proposes an audacious plan to regain his fortunes via daring adventures—robbery, highway robbery, and smuggling. Together they confront danger, but Percival’s realization of his dependency on Fenella underscores a deep, unspoken bond. The novel explores themes of romance, adventure, and the complexities of a marriage of convenience.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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