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Minella Maddox grew up on a great English estate but, as the schoolmistress’s daughter, she felt excluded from the grandeur of Derringham Manor. When the manor’s young heir sees in her the wife he desires and a cruel, handsome French count—known as the Devil on Horseback—beguile her as a mistress, Minella’s humble origins pull her into unexpected adventures. Her choices lead her beyond the estate, into the dangers of the French Revolution, and ultimately into the arms of the powerful man she loves.
First publish date: 1977
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Victoria Holt
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