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Lord Lucius Daventry, a handsome yet scarred rake, returns from war intent on forgetting his past. But his ailing grandfather commands a final task: he must marry Angela Lacewood, a young beauty who once captivated him. Pretending to accept the duty, Lucius finds himself drawn into a passionate romance that forces both to face the shadows of their hearts and to realize that love might be the only way to conquer darkness.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Deborah Hale
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