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Grey Sommers, Lord Wyndham, has always managed to navigate any social snags with charm and wit. His life turns bleak when he is caught in a clandestine affair with a government official’s wife while spying in France, leading to a decade of confinement in a dungeon. Grey’s spirit is shattered, and his future hangs in the balance.
Cassie Fox, hardened by revolution and driven to dismantle Napoleon’s empire, sees rescuing Grey as a crucial mission. She faces the peril of breaking through enemy lines while grappling with her own convictions. In the process, the intense bond between spy and lord deepens, forcing them to confront an emotional divide that could either save or destroy them both.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Mary Jo Putney
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