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Pierre Boucheron, once known as 'The Rat', rises to the pinnacle of Parisian society after leaving his criminal past behind. He becomes the darling of the glittering high‑society scene, casually cruel to the women he seduces. When he falls for Madeleine, the young Countess de L'Orme, his former mistress Zelie de Chaumet—who has always seen herself as his chosen partner—learns of his new love. Refusing to be dismissed, she turns to the very past that made him powerful, intent on destroying him before he can wed. Pursued by vengeance and the shadows of his former life, Pierre is forced to confront the darkness that once defined him, leading him from dizzying luxury into misery and poverty.
The novel is based on the 1926 film "The Triumph of the Rat", later re‑edited as "The Gilded Cage".
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Denise Robins
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