He'd fought in the Crimean war, and lost one eye and is scarred on the same side of his face. All three have changed, but it's Sebastian's face which shocks the most. At a ball where Lord David Easton is about to claim the dukedom, the Easton brothers return. Only recently out of the nunnery, her father has arranged for her to marry Viscount Fitzwilliam. It is believed they are dead, and wild stories are invented as to how they met their demise. Twelve years have past, and Lady Mary Wynne-Jones has heard nothing of Sebastian or his brothers. Mary goes to her father, hoping for his help, but instead is sent to live in a nunnery.

Too young to get their revenge, Sebastian and his brothers separate to live separate lives, vowing to return in ten years so they can reclaim what's theirs. Luckily, their neighbour's daughter, twelve year old Lady Mary Wynne-Jones, informs them of their uncle's plans, and helps them escape. Their uncle, Lord David Easton, wants to be the next Duke of Keswick instead of his nephew, and will do anything to get what he wants. But giving into temptation comes at a cost, and they must decide if love is worth the risk of losing their one chance for redemption.The story begins in 1844, with the fourteen year old heir, Lord Sebastian Easton, his twin Lord Tristan Easton and younger brother Lord Rafe Easton in danger. Soon, they’re unable to deny their growing desire for each other. She doesn’t trust Marcus but can’t deny the handsome devil makes her wonder if she does indeed possess a heart, one he could very easily steal.Īs their hunt for the truth leads them into danger, Marcus finds Esme isn’t cold and calculating as he’d assumed but fire and brimstone, with courage and determination to match his own. Harboring secrets, Esme Lancaster has her own reasons for wanting to discover who’s behind the conspiracy that’s still afoot. His search forces him to turn to a woman he despises for her unforgiveable betrayal-a woman known as the heartless harlot. Vowing to return honor to his family, he seeks to expose the others involved in the treasonous plot and bring them to justice.

When his father, the Duke of Wolfford, is hanged for an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, Marcus Stanwick is stripped of everything. In the thrilling third book in New York Times best-selling author Lorraine Heath’s Once Upon a Dukedom series, the dashing son of a disgraced duke teams up with a sultry beauty to thwart an assassination plot against Queen Victoria.

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