Contents

Prologue

The thunderous boom from a cannon shook the ground beneath…

Chapter 1

Lady Chelsea stood on the grassy edge of the cliff…

Chapter 2

Three hours later Chelsea sat in the breakfast room with…

Chapter 3

Chelsea held out her hands to deflect the blow. “No!”…

Chapter 4

“You mean to tell me he doesn’t know who he…

Chapter 5

Chelsea did not return to the gentleman’s bed-chamber that day,…

Chapter 6

On that fateful night in the library, Chelsea, Sebastian, and…

Chapter 7

Seven English bloodhounds, barely restrained by their leads, barked and…

Chapter 8

“Here you are at last,” Melissa said quietly to Chelsea…

Chapter 9

“I beg your pardon?” Melissa sat down on a chintz…

Chapter 10

“You’re all I have,” Jack said later, after he made…

Chapter 11

Jack had not been able to tell Chelsea who Elizabeth…

Chapter 12

An hour later Chelsea woke to the sound of a…

Chapter 13

“Maybe I am a magistrate,” Jack said casually while they…

Chapter 14

Chelsea ran into her room, slammed the door behind her,…

Chapter 15

Jack did not go rushing downstairs right away. Instead, he…

Chapter 16

Blake strode into the library where Sebastian, Chelsea, and Melissa…

Chapter 17

The waters across the Channel tossed the ship like a…

Chapter 18

By the time the ship docked on the mainland, Chelsea…

Chapter 19

By the time the coach rolled up the long, winding…

Chapter 20

The following morning dawned with a thick and heavy humidity,…

Chapter 21

Chelsea sucked in a breath and bit her lip the…

Chapter 22

Rebecca stood, which persuaded the others to rise from their…

Chapter 23

Chelsea tried not to bump her head as she bent…

Chapter 24

A shiny black coach behind four black horses thundered out…

Chapter 25

Dressed in black and white formal attire, Blake headed to…

Chapter 26

Chelsea slept very little during the night. She tossed and…

Chapter 27

Chelsea marched into Blake’s bedchamber, slammed the door behind her…

Chapter 28

Blake found Elizabeth in the Italian Garden ruins, staring up…

Chapter 29

Blake had to resolve matters with John before he could…

Epilogue

The sun was setting in great splashes of pink over…

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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