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Heartless centers on Lucas Kendrick, the Duke of Harndon, a feared Georgian gentleman known for his lethal skill and icy charm. Banished from his family at twenty, he now returns to England to settle estate matters and face lingering family betrayals. Suspicious of marriage, he resists settling down until a chance encounter with Lady Anna Marlowe at a London ball shifts his course. Anna, devoted to her family and forced into London society to secure a future for her sister, meets the Duke and is drawn into a dangerous yet captivating romance. Amid Regency intrigue and courtly intrigue, the story explores themes of love, responsibility and the hidden depths beneath a seemingly heartless exterior.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Mary Balogh
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