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Sydony Marchant, a striking young orphan, stands fearless before the tempest‑swept halls of her newly inherited mansion. The arrival of Viscount Hawthorne—a former lover turned vengeful noble—unleashes a silent storm of intrigue and peril. As Hawthorne pursues a hidden truth and seeks to ruin Sydony, the pair become entangled in mysteries far darker than their once innocent past. Their tension escalates as they navigate love, duty, and the shadows that haunt the manor, forcing them to confront the painful memory of their former affair and the looming threat that could unravel their lives.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Deborah Simmons
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