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When a financially strained duchess decides to avoid the high cost of an extra night’s stay, she confronts the perilous journey beyond London’s gates. The road proves treacherous, and she is quickly drawn into the sights and sounds of an armed robber’s world.
Her companion, experiencing the pounding hoofbeats in silence, faces the highwayman’s direct gaze. As the men’s paths collide, a romantic and historical intrigue unfolds amid the Regency backdrop of England, weaving themes of daring, honor, and romance.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Joan Smith
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