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Baron Kieran Rothewell, a 35‑year‑old noble who eschews high society in favor of London’s demimonde, is drawn into a high‑stakes wager with the dissolute Comte de Valigny over the comte’s daughter. Mademoiselle Camille Marchand, 27, abandoned by her father but wary of aristocratic honor, sees in Rothewell another card to be gambled. Their forbidden attraction forces them into a perilous game where trust, manipulation, and the pursuit of passion collide.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Liz Carlyle
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