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The Rayne family is trapped in a rut of bad luck. And now, it's up to Lady Theodosia Rayne to steal back the Theodosia sword, a gladius that was pilfered by the rival, loathed Renshaw family. Hopefully, recovering the stolen sword will break the cycle and reverse her family's fate. Damian Renshaw, the Duke of Devlin, is feared by all - all, that is, except Lady Theodosia, the brazen spitfire who enters his home and wrestles an ancient relic from his wall.

A wounded soldier:

When Captain Lucas Rayne returned from fighting Boney's forces, he was a shell of a man. A recluse who doesn't leave his family's estate, he's content to shut himself away. Until he meets Eve...

A woman alone in the world:

Eve Ormond spent most of her life following the drum alongside her late father. When his shameful actions bring death and pain to English soldiers, Eve is forced back to England an outcast.

Verity Lovelace è una giornalista il cui lavoro è perennemente in bilico solo perché è una donna. Quando riceve l'impossibile incarico di cercare il famigerato "conte perduto", l'unico superstite della dinastia dei Maxwell scomparso anni prima, capisce che è solo un pretesto per licenziarla. Intanto quel bambino è cresciuto, diventando famoso nei bassifondi col nome di Malcom North, il re dei tosher, cercatori di rame nelle fogne di Londra. Indagando, Verity scopre che Malcom è il vero conte perduto, ma lui si dimostra disinteressato alle ricchezze che lo attendono in superficie.

Nach dem tragischen Tod seiner Frau hat sich Jasper, Duke of Bainbridge, ganz in die Abgeschiedenheit seines Anwesens Castle Blackwood zurückgezogen. Als ein Freund ihn überredet, das selbst auferlegte Exil zu verlassen und mit ihm den Frostjahrmarkt auf der Themse zu besuchen, trifft er Katherine Adamson, die sogleich sein wohlgeordnetes Leben auf den Kopf stellt.