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On a memorable Christmas night a beautiful, innocent Englishwoman named Lady Perdita Selby, known as Poppy, encounters the striking Duke of Fletcher. The pair feel an immediate attraction and agree to marry, creating what many call the most romantic wedding of the season. Four years later, the couple has become a fashionable couple in high society and their romance is viewed as an aristocratic ideal. Nevertheless, the initial spark of passion has begun to fade behind their public image. The Duke is determined to rediscover the joy of their early attraction and attempts a daring, more indulgent seduction to win his beloved again. The story explores the tensions between public appearances and private emotions among the aristocracy during the holiday season.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Eloisa James
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