It was the beginning of an adventure that would change two lives forever...
Bantam
September 2009
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Featuring: Lynford Pennistan; Elena Verano
432 pages ISBN: 0440244285 EAN: 9780440244288 Mass Market Paperback Add to Wish List
From author Mary Blayney comes this riveting new romantic novel set in a world of turbulent change.
Here the scion of a powerful English family and a woman every bit his match begin an affair that will leave them both vulnerable to forces beyond their control.
A year after the death of his wife, Lynford Pennistan, Duke of Meryon, has returned to London and his weighty political responsibilities. But no burden can equal the regret Lyn feels for never allowing himself to show his wife the emotion that could have saved his marriage. Now an unexpected encounter with a beautiful widow may offer him a second chance..
As reluctant guests at a ball, Lyn and an elegant stranger talk of love and loss in ways they never have before. And when they are later introduced, their attraction goes from passionate to scandalous. As Englandโs political unrest explodes, so do the fires between Lyn and Elena Verano. But when a secret is revealed that will turn Elenaโs life upside down, Lyn is forced to make a choice that could destroy them bothโฆif Elena doesnโt make it for him.
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