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Coco Wild has spent her life erecting walls around her emotions, earning a reputation in London as a woman who no man can truly win. Her stoic façade stops any from touching her heart.
When Sir James Stoker returns to England, a knighted adventurer rich with tales of far‑away lands, his charismatic charm and freedom mirror the dreams Coco had kept forbidden. With Queen Victoria’s crown upon him, James sets his sights on the woman he feels she has truly hidden behind her defenses.
Their encounter forces Coco to confront the lesson she learned the first time a kiss turned her world upside down. Will the romance of the era awaken her dormant heart, or will Coco’s walls remain impregnable? The tale weaves social customs, love, and risk into a historical romance set against the backdrop of 19th‑century London.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Judith Ivory
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