USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long continues her Palace of
Rogues series with a brand-new romance about an ambitious American and a
headstrong British heiress.
He's the battle-hardened son of a bastard, raised in the wilds of New
York. She's the sheltered, blue-blooded darling of the London
broadsheets, destined to marry a duke. Their worlds could only collide
in a boardinghouse by the London docks...and when they do, the sparks
would ignite all of England.
Nothing can stop Hugh Cassidy's drive to build an American
empire...unless it's his new nemesis, the arrogant, beautiful,
too-clever-by-half Lady Lillias Vaughn. The fascination is mutual. The
temptation is merciless. And the inevitable indiscretion?
*Soul-*searing--and the ruination of them both. Hugh's proposal salvages
Lillias's honor but kills their dreams for their futures...until they
arrive at a plan that could honorably set them free.
But unraveling their entanglement inadvertently uncovers enthralling
truths: about Lillias's wounded, tender heart and fierce spirit. About
Hugh's stunning gentleness, depth, and courage. Soon Hugh knows that as
surely as he'd fight a thousand battles to win her...the best way to
love Lillias means breaking his own heart.