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Christiana Montgomery Mathison, heiress to the Montgomery family and a daring newspaper reporter, finds herself trapped in the primitive rain forests of the Washington Territory after being seized by two men. Confronted with schemes of greed and political intrigue, she resists the charms of one captor while cunningly enticing a mysterious, dark‑haunted man named Tynan, who wishes to protect her but must reject her love to keep his vow. As tensions rise, Christiana relies on her wit and privilege to navigate danger, scheme, and the complex moral codes of the frontier.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jude Deveraux
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