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In the thrills of a London Season, Emma Dunster, an American heiress who loves adventure over matrimony, intends to revel in unconventional pleasures. Yet her spirited antics catch the eye of Alexander Ridgely, the Duke of Ashbourne, a renowned rake who has always sidestepped love.
A single daring kiss between them ignites a flame that neither can extinguish. As the Duke’s reckless charm collides with Emma’s vivacious spirit, both find themselves drawn into a passionate entanglement that promises an intoxicating, or potentially perilous, future together.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Julia Quinn
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