![]() ![]() ![]() But can their fledgling love survive secrets from the past and betrayals of the present?ĭebut author Julie Anne Long proves her mettle with an engaging style of storytelling and plotting in a tender historical romance that’s as sweet as it is sexy. Who is this mysterious foe, and can they evade this person’s devious machinations? Faced with unparalleled peril and insurmountable obstacles, Connor and Rebecca discover their growing love for each other. To his amazement, Connor realizes how much he’s come to care for this tomboy, and he runs off with her with every intention of delivering her to his aunt’s care in Scotland and then leaving for the freedom of America.īut along the journey they encounter highwaymen, are shot at and barely escape, only to discover someone quite ruthless is determined to kill them both. ![]() With just days to go before her marriage, a desperate Rebecca turns to her old friend and mentor, Connor, for help. Some years later, Rebecca finds herself unwittingly compromised during a midnight lark, and her father hastily arranges for her nuptials. ![]() From the beginning, he forms a special friendship with Rebecca, the ever curious, forthright and mischievous younger daughter of his master. He resurfaces as Irish laborer Connor Riordan, in which guise he takes up the job of groom in the stables of Sir Tremaine. Sick of his father’s violence and incessant demands, a wounded Roarke Blackburn, heir to the Duke of Dunbrooke, takes advantage of the chaos in Waterloo’s aftermath to conveniently "die". ![]()
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