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The story begins with Georgia, Countess of Maybury, who has everything but is left penniless and disgraced after her husband is killed in a duel. Determined to win her husband's respect and reclaim her position and fortune, she returns to the beau monde determined to do so through a second marriage. However, a scoundrel's past threatens to pull her into a dangerous situation. She is drawn into a forbidden love with a scarred ex-naval officer, which turns the spotlight on her scandalous past, threatening to ruin her once again. When her husband's new wife finds out about the affair, a scandal ensues, which Georgia must try to handle and repair. As she attempts to maintain her reputation, she is forced to deal with the consequences of her past, and the dangerous man she finds herself drawn to.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jo Beverley
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