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Chronicles the intimate encounters of thirty‑six‑year‑old Anne Aimes, a wealthy spinster craving physical connection, and Michel des Anges—nicknamed Michael of the Angels—whose reputation for delivering pleasure lures her into an illicit arrangement. The pact, demanding ten thousand pounds, spawns a tangled cycle of vengeance and tragedy. Michael, driven by revenge and personal loss, looks for a partner who will indulge in pure physical pleasure without revealing his own hidden motives. As Anne yields to her desires, she unwittingly becomes part of a lethal web where the cost of carnal ecstasy is the very life of the players involved.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Robin Schone
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