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Invited by the Duke of Berinwick to become the new rector for St. Milburga's of the Wood, Richard Dempsey arrives in Barren Wycche only to find the Duke has died in a mysterious carriage accident. However, William Thorne, the new duke, agrees to let him stay. Richard then discovers that Veronica, the dowager Duchess of Berinwick, is the girl he fell in love with so long ago. And it seems that William, along with his mother Veronica and younger sister, Hannah, might all be in danger from the same party who killed the previous duke. Richard then joins with the rest of the Thornes' devoted retainers to keep the family, and the woman he loves, safe. Lansdowne plunges readers into a delightfully twisted plot involving supposed ghostly visits from a Welsh legend, a centuries-long feud between two families, a mother's attempt to apologize for a past mistake, and a second chance at love between two old friends in this adventure-laced regency that neatly balances wit and danger with dazzling results. John Charles
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