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To Have and To Hold

Book 2 of the Wyckerley Trilogy series

"AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, COMPLETE WITH A DARK, TORTURED HERO, A COMPLEX HEROINE, AND SEX SCENES SO CHARGED...I WAS RIVETED." - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Sebastian Verlaine, the new Viscount D'Aubrey, was cynical, sophisticated, and too handsome for his own good. He was also bored. Why else would he agree to sit on the bench with two fellow magistrates to judge the petty crimes of his tenants and neighbours? It was all a lark - until a beautiful prisoner came before him, and he realized he held her fate in his hands.

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Rachel knew all about helplessness and sexual degradation. Her husband's death had freed her from that nightmare, but 10 years in prison for his murder was only another form of torture. Now, a jaded viscount was offering her freedom - but at a price. "Housekeeper," he termed her new position at Lynton Hall. "Lord D'Aubrey's whore," the scandalized villagers called it.

A ruthless, unkind bargain. But neither of them guessed how the tables could be turned. How a game that began in base desire could lead to a breathtaking gamble in love.

"A SUMPTUOUS, LUSCIOUS ALL-NIGHT READ. I LOVED IT!" - Bertrice Small

"COMPELLING!" - Virginia Henley

Genre
historical romanceregency romancevictorian romanceromancehistorical fiction
Themes
abusesexual violencebullying
Setting
regencyvictorianengland
Mood
angstlighttear jerker
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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