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Lord Alan Gresham, sixth son of the Duke of Langford and a dedicated Oxford scientist, is summoned by the prince regent to investigate the legend of a dead actress haunting Carlton House. Reluctant to abandon his rational approach, he joins forces with Ariel Harding, the daughter of the alleged ghost who remains skeptical of supernatural claims. Ariel, fueled by the recent suicide of her mother, seeks answers and believes Alan’s scientific rigor can help expose the truth. As they delve deeper, the pair must navigate societal expectations, haunting secrets, and growing feelings amid a strange bargain that challenges their perceptions of science, love, and the living world.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jane Ashford
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