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Alinor Lemagne is a solitary woman trapped in a labyrinth of dangerous power plays and tumultuous liaisons. When a darkly sensual man promises love that laced with pain and peril, she is drawn into an intoxicating affair. Her passionate adventures unfold against the bloody battlegrounds of France and England and the glittering pageantry of the king’s court, weaving a tale of danger, desire, and a woman’s desperate quest for love.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Roberta Gellis
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