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Viscount Flavian Ponsonby returns to Regency England after the death of his beloved, his heart shattered. When his former fiancée reappears, society urges a reconciliation, but Flavian’s resolve is tested when he encounters Agnes Keeping—sensible, unromantic, and unaware of love.
Agnes, a quiet woman devoted to duty, is swept into a marriage of convenience with Flavian, whose proposal is a calculated move to avenge his lost love. Yet the union soon turns into a passionate bond beyond Flavian’s intentions. Together, they must navigate the customs of aristocracy, the shadows of war, and their own fragile vows amid a landscape of betrayal and loyalty.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Mary Balogh
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