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ANNALISE
Annalise gazed out the castle window as a tall, shackled stranger was pulled from the carriage below. In his face was a terrifying beauty, chiseled features that bespoke an aristocratic lineage, fathomless eyes that promised revenge. This was Bryson le Fort, the last Duke of Marchfield. This was the man she'd been summoned to marry. They said he'd spent years in a monastery. They lied. One glimpse of his pale face and she'd seen into his darkest heart, felt his ice-blue eyes melt her innocent soul.
His only weapon was silence. But rage gave him strength. Now he was a prisoner again, this time in his scheming mother's gilded cage. This girl was his price for freedom. She, a commoner, would bear his heirs and save the Marchfield estate from Mad King George. They were both trapped. But even as Annalise plotted her escape, Bryson knew he could never let her go. She knew his secrets, ignited his passions, was his fate. No power in heaven or hell could stand between them now....
His only weapon was silence. But rage gave him strength. Now he was a prisoner again, this time in his scheming mother's gilded cage. This girl was his price for freedom. She, a commoner, would bear his heirs and save the Marchfield estate from Mad King George. They were both trapped. But even as Annalise plotted her escape, Bryson knew he could never let her go. She knew his secrets, ignited his passions, was his fate. No power in heaven or hell could stand between them now....
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 2, 1997
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October 10, 2019
Bryson LeFort has been incarcerated in Revolutionary France because of an illness at 18 that affected his memory. When all 7 of his brothers and sisters are dead of various means, his mother has him brought back and arranges a contract with a local girl to marry him, be his duchess, and produce an heir. Not knowing his true state, Annalise agrees. When she meets him, they're attracted, but he refuses to speak - trying to recoup his memories and figure out what's going on. She's scared, especially after her virginity is taken after she's drugged by his mother. She escapes to home, but when she discovers she's pregnant, her father gets them married. All appears to be getting better until she's kidnapped by the French Revolutionaries who have been systematically killing the family. Bryson conquers his fears to rescue her and expose the plot. All ends well!
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