![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Caught in the act by Philomena's brother, Bradford is issued an ultimatum-a duel or marry her.īradford refuses to duel with a gravely-ill man and offers marriage. Something about the mysterious woman enthralls him, and he steals a moonlit kiss. After a three-year absence, he returns home but doesn't recognize his first love when he stumbles upon her hiding in a shadowy arbor during a ball. When the woman he loves dies, Bradford leaves England and its painful memories behind. Betrayed once by Bradford, Viscount Kingsley, as well as scarred from a horrific fire, Philomena entertains no notions of a love-match. With no money or family besides him, if she fails to acquire a husband, her future is perilous. A marriage offered out of obligation-an acceptance compelled by desperation.Īt the urging of her dying brother, Philomena Pomfrett reluctantly agrees to attend a London Season. ![]()
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