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Catherine Edilean “Cay” Harcourt, a talented painter from Southern Virginia, abides by the expectations of her genteel family while yearning for adventure. When her godfather in South Carolina ill, she agrees to deliver a horse to an old friend’s son—an escaped convict who has murdered his wife. The journey pulls Cay into a chase across the South, and she finds herself pursued by the men who wish to recapture the fugitive. Amid the Florida Everglades, Cay and Alexander McDowell develop an uneasy intimacy, each drawn to the other’s secrets and instincts for justice. Their perilous escape forces Cara to question whether trust will be her greatest mistake or the salvation she and Alex both seek.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Jude Deveraux
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