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Colin Oliver, Viscount Sutton, departs his home in Cornwall for London in search of a suitable, well‑born bride to secure an heir. Unexpectedly, he encounters Madame Alexandra Larchmont, a celebrated fortune‑teller known for her beauty and insight. The wheels of fate turn as her cards foretell a dark‑haired stranger who threatens her life. When she hears of a murder plot, her only ally is a man she should avoid—yet she cannot resist his gaze. In this Regency drama, love and destiny collide amid danger and intrigue.
The story weaves romance with suspense, placing an aristocrat’s pursuit of marriage against the mystical forecast of a famed fortune‑teller. As danger looms and the cards suggest inevitability, Alexandra—and Colin—must decide whether love is truly inevitable.
First publish date: July 25, 2006
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jacquie D'Alessandro
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