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Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a famed courtesan who controls London’s high society with a pulse on every secret. Men adore her; wives resent her. Her past remains a mystery, and she guards it jealously.
Warrick Fitzhugh, an agent sworn to protect the Foreign Office, believes Fallon knows the location of the deadliest crime lord in London. To secure the information, he risks everything by courting her. Yet Fallon proves to be far more than the object of his pursuit, and the truths she holds become the very reason he falls in love.
Set against the glittering yet secretive backdrop of London’s elite circles, the novel explores themes of power, secrecy, and the complex interplay of male and female ambition.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Shana Galen
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