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Amanda Briars is a thirty‑something novelist living a quiet life in London. Seeking passion before her next birthday, she arranges a one-night encounter with a handsome stranger. The man is Jack Devlin, a notorious and powerful businessman, the cast‑off son of a nobleman. As Amanda contemplates her future and the desire for respectability, she learns that Jack’s affection moves beyond a simple tryst. Their forbidden attraction threatens to upend their worlds, even as destiny pulls them toward marriage.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Lisa Kleypas
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