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During London’s most glamorous event of the year, the city’s social elite focus on the enigmatic 35‑year‑old South American billionaire Diego Saez. With a storied rise from rags to riches, Diego maintains a twisted conviction that everything and everyone can be bought.
When Portia Lanchester, a 25‑year‑old society heiress, is left penniless after a devastating turn of events, Diego seizes the opportunity to claim her: the price of survival is her surrender to his blackmail. Stranded between passion, revenge and high society expectations, Portia must decide whether to yield or fight.
Set against the backdrop of London’s glittering social scene and the dramatic opera La Traviata, the story explores the dynamics of power, wealth, and the costs of ambition.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Julia James
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