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Recalled from far‑off India after fifteen years, Secundus Alcester is a wealthy and determined gentleman who once promised his true love, the shy Lady Helen Rotherford, that he would return. Though Helen has spent the intervening years aiding the poor in factories, orphanages, and mines, the flame of their early affection remains strong. Now, with a family that needs protection, Secundus’s aim is to win Helen’s heart anew and fulfil the promises of their past.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jeanne Savery
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