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Jacinda Knight, daughter of a scandalous woman, is expected to follow in her mother's footsteps and enter a loveless marriage arranged by her strict older brother. When she flees one night, she encounters Billy Blade, the notorious leader of a band of thieves. The encounter awakens a passion in both, and Billy resolves to abandon his outlaw life, return to his ancestral headship as Earl of Rackford, and pursue the love of the fierce and sensual Jacinda. The novel explores themes of inheritance, succession, and defiance within a historical English setting.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Gaelen Foley
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