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Following the death of her father, Kate Simmons disguises herself as a boy in order to escape the ruthless plots of her scheming brother, planning to seek refuge in London, but things go awry when she finds herself sharing a room at a crowded in with a rakish and secretive aristocrat. Original.
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<p>Facing the choice of flight or a wedding she cannot abide, Kate Simon has chosen to flee. Disguised as a boy, she takes refuge in a roadside inn, and finds herself rooming with intensely secretive Christian Black. Kate is breathless in the presence of this handsome, mysterious rogue whose piercing gaze seems to strip her naked. But neither suspects that a savage storm and a murder will draw them closer together still. But not the passion in their hearts</p><p>Christian dares not let <em>anyone</em> learn of his haunted past—or that he is, in truth, the Earl of Canley—<em>especially</em> not a slip of a girl whose masculine attire cannot disguise the exquisite female form beneath. But now that destiny and a dastardly crime have united them, Christian can no longer contain his desire to taste the nectar of Kate's sweet kiss. Danger certainly abounds, but the gravest peril might be resisting a once-in-a-lifetime passion that can heal all wounds.</p>
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