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The Duke of Lyons, Maximilian Cale, has long carried the grief of his missing elder brother, Peter, who vanished after a kidnapping. A cryptic note from Tristan Bonnaud claims Peter is alive, pulling Maximilian onto a quest that leads him to Lisette, the alluring illegitimate daughter of a viscount and Tristan’s sister. Together they travel to Paris, posing as husband and wife while searching for Tristan, who has disappeared into the city’s underbelly. As their journey unfolds, the strict divisions of nobility and personal longing begin to dissolve, challenging the Duke’s sense of duty and his own desires.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Sabrina Jeffries
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