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When Victoria and her sister flee their lecherous stepfather, Baron Harwood, they steal the family’s heirloom necklace—believed to bring great happiness or tragedy—to pay for their escape to London. In the city, Victoria, posing as Tory Temple, finds work in the household of the scandalous Earl of Brant, Cordell Easton. Cord, needing a new mistress, is intrigued by Tory’s wit and intellect—and her secret noble birth. As the baron discovers the sisters’ whereabouts, Cord must choose between marrying Tory to safeguard her and risk his pride, or denying his heart to protect her.
The novel, the first in the Necklace Trilogy, blends Regency romance, social customs, and the danger of imposture amid the elite circles of London.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Kat Martin
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