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When Lady Mathilda Cavendish arrives at a house party hosted by her young cousin's suitor, she has only one goal: to stop the proposed match. Her cousin's betrothed, Crispin Malvern, the Duke of St. Ormond, is the only man she's ever loved. A fate cruelly intertwined because one look tells her she'll never stop loving a man who can never be hers. Yet widowhood has given Tilda a strength she never possessed before. One night of passion unleashes her most secret longings, and she must decide whether to follow the dictates of decorum or desire.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Elizabeth Rolls
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