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Jessamine Maitland, an impoverished aristocrat, survives by using her talent as a tarot reader for England’s high society. Her world collides with that of Alastair MacAlpin, London's most infamous cat burglar, when they meet on a glittering night. Alastair, proud and arrogant, has never been caught, and Jessamine cannot predict how destiny will draw them together. Their relationship shifts from a playful game of cat and mouse to a passion that brings danger and intrigue. As Alastair plans an audacious coup, Jessamine’s beauty and intelligence complicate his ambitions, potentially ending in life-or-death stakes. Their pursuit leads over rooftops and beyond the city limits, unified by a love only Alastair can offer.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Edith Layton
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