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Eustacie de Vauban, a handsome heir to an English manor, is destined to marry her distant cousin Sir Tristram Shield against her wishes. The heir’s younger brother, Ludovic Lavenham, a fugitive accused of murder, has fled into the dark forests where he encounters smugglers—one of whom carries a concealed secret: Ludovic himself. Eustacie, yearning for adventure, follows the hidden smuggler’s trail and discovers Ludovic, leading them into a perilous romance. As lawmen close in, the pair seeks refuge at a discreet country inn, where the resourceful Miss Sarah Thane and the astute Sir Tristram try to shield them from arrest. Together, they plot to recover a missing talisman ring that could absolve Ludovic’s name and alter the course of the intertwined families.
First publish date: 1936
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Georgette Heyer
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