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When a widowed woman named Ariadne Faucher encounters swordsman Gavin Blackford at the start of a new year, she offers a challenge unlike any he'd faced: a duel against a sworn enemy. Gowin, initially hesitant to teach a woman, is drawn to her statuesque beauty and the mystery that cloaks her grief. Ariadne quickly proves to be a sharp, determined student, motivated by a vendetta that has consumed her. Their lessons grow charged with undeniable chemistry, yet the secrets behind her relentless vengeance threaten to make her heart unbreakable—even against the skilled hands of a virtuoso.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jennifer Blake
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