Product Description
Twelve-year-old Deborah is married off at midnight to sixteen-year-old Julian, the handsome but volatile heir to the Roxton Dukedom, who then disappears from her life. Nine years later, Julian returns incognito to consummate his marriage before Deborah is seduced into bigamous wedlock with his nemesis half-brother. When Deb rescues and falls in love with the wounded duelist Julian Hesham, she does not suspect the stranger with the emerald green eyes to be the Marquis of Alston and her husband. After the honeymoon Deb discovers the appalling truth and that the Marquis of Alston is wanted by French authorities for seducing the innocent daughter of a Farmer-General. Can the handsome stranger with whom Deb spent ten wonderful weeks truly be one and the same as the nobleman Polite Society has branded a rakehell? Will Deborah forgive Julian's cruel deception? Can their marriage survive beyond seduction?
Book 2 in the ROXTON series.
Early Reviews
FIVE ANGELS, Fallen Angels Reviews
Lucinda Brant writes her characters with such depth and feeling...
...a spellbinding, outstanding story. This was my second Lucinda
Brant book; and with more stories like this one she will stay at the
top of my 'buy' list.
FIVE HEARTS, The Romance Studio
Ms. Brant once again has done an excellent job with a story and brings
life to her characters... A must read for lovers of romance.
FIVE FLAMES, Sizzling Romances
...a terrific story. It's fast-paced and the writing is simply wonderful.
Several intriguing secondary characters add some interesting twists.
This story is full of surprises. I highly recommend it.
FIVE ROSES, A Romance Review
I look forward to reading more of Ms. Brant's work, she is definitely
an author to be on the lookout for...
Early Reviews
FIVE ANGELS, Fallen Angels Reviews
Lucinda Brant writes her characters with such depth and feeling...
...a spellbinding, outstanding story. This was my second Lucinda
Brant book; and with more stories like this one she will stay at the
top of my 'buy' list.
FIVE HEARTS, The Romance Studio
Ms. Brant once again has done an excellent job with a story and brings
life to her characters... A must read for lovers of romance.
FIVE FLAMES, Sizzling Romances
...a terrific story. It's fast-paced and the writing is simply wonderful.
Several intriguing secondary characters add some interesting twists.
This story is full of surprises. I highly recommend it.
FIVE ROSES, A Romance Review
I look forward to reading more of Ms. Brant's work, she is definitely
an author to be on the lookout for...
- Bravo Lucinda! This book captured my attention immediately and held it through the whole book. There was nothing disappointing about this book. Except that I wanted it to last forever and hated it to be over! The author has a true gift. Her characters are extremely well developed and her descriptions allow you to feel like you're right there with them. I would definitely recommend this book to others.
---Meg20000, LibraryThing
- This well-written historical romance clearly illustrates the author's talent for story-telling. It is engaging, authentic, and comfortably paced. The dialogue is believable and stays true to its period. The settings, outfits, and behavior of the characters are portrayed in delicious detail.
--Karenwodke, LibraryThing
- After reading the amazing Noble Satyr and loving it and it's authenticity... Once again I am in awe of Lucinda's originality to go outside of the norm and use historical moments to create an elaborate story. I also adore this story due to it being loosely based on the real life marriage of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and his wife Lady Sarah Cadogan in 1720. Sigh, I love history!
--Crystal, For Your Amusement: My Life
