But giving into temptation comes at a cost, and they must decide if love is worth the risk of losing their one chance for redemption. Soon, they're unable to deny their growing desire for each other. Heath has always been a master of the romance genre, and in this novel, she provides the added bonus. She doesn't trust Marcus but can't deny the handsome devil makes her wonder if she does indeed possess a heart, one he could very easily steal.Īs their hunt for the truth leads them into danger, Marcus finds Esme isn't cold and calculating as he'd assumed but fire and brimstone, with courage and determination to match his own. Harboring secrets, Esme Lancaster has her own reasons for wanting to discover who's behind the conspiracy that's still afoot. The Return of the Duke In the thrilling third book in New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heaths Once Upon a Dukedom series, the dashing son of a. His search forces him to turn to a woman he despises for her unforgiveable betrayal-a woman known as the heartless harlot. In the thrilling third book in New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath’s Once Upon a Dukedom series, the dashing son of a disgraced duke teams up with a sultry beauty to thwart an assassination plot against Queen Victoria. Summary: When his father, the Duke of Wolfford, is hanged for an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, Marcus Stanwick is stripped. Gillie Trewlove knows what a strangers kindness can mean, having been abandoned on a doorstep as a baby and raised by the woman who found her there. Vowing to return honor to his family, he seeks to expose the others involved in the treasonous plot and bring them to justice. When his father, the Duke of Wolfford, is hanged for an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, Marcus Stanwick is stripped of everything. In the thrilling third book in New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heaths Once Upon a Dukedom series, the dashing son of a disgraced duke teams up with a sultry beauty to thwart an assassination plot against Queen Victoria.

In the thrilling third book in New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath's Once Upon a Dukedom series, the dashing son of a disgraced duke teams up with a sultry beauty to thwart an assassination plot against Queen Victoria.

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