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Tragedy has robbed Emerson Lake, Duke of Edenvale, of his beloved family, but he blames himself for their deaths. Wracked by guilt and terribly scarred from the fire that stole his beloved mother and brother, he knows he must pay. Years spent as a recluse have transformed him into a wrathful monster, whose scars send children crying and women running. Is he doomed to a life of miserable loneliness? Or can a certain lady turn his torment to love?
Modest, compassionate beauty Kate Cooper, an impoverished earl’s daughter, works as a paid companion. Freshly unemployed, convinced she’s an old maid bypassed by love, she’s thrilled to be hired by the elderly Bellmores. She happily joins them in their rented summer home on the beautiful Angelfield estate. Out walking one day, Kate gets lost and encounters an angry, monstrous man with a scarred face, who throws her off his land. Turns out he’s the reclusive Duke of Edenvale, owner of Angelfield estate. Kate vows to avoid him at all costs. But when a wealthy young viscount pursues her, she just can’t get the monstrous duke out of her head.
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