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Emma Ward is in love with a Caribbean sugar plantation, only to find it threatened by the arrival of Ren Dryden, a slick, handsome part‑owner from London. The mysterious Quiet, yet powerful, refrain Ren has in mind when he says ‘I trust you in no way.’ The fascinating, highly sensuous romance between these two involves a game of seduction and intrigue especially challenging for women who have their own agency. Salary-conscious, Harrow – however surprised – chooses to negotiate with a man who claims to know the suggestions they share, making her both skeptical.
With a cast of characters in a lush but uncertain setting, the book examines the harsh realities of a sugar‐plantation economy, as well as the vibrant intrigue that reveals our social life in the 1830s. In the end, this humming intrigue brings to light the importance of personal agency and proper historical re‑interpretation.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Bronwyn Scott
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