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Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is a brilliant scientist who retreats into his crumbling family estate, shunning the outside world. When an eye‑catching new secretary arrives, his carefully controlled life is disrupted. The secretary, a con man who can assume many identities, finds himself drawn into a complex relationship that forces both men to confront their true selves amid the aristocratic setting of Penkellis.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Cat Sebastian
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