Ariane

Their love was as stormy as the sea that bore them away -- as glorious as the rapture they shared.

Pursued by cruel conspirators who would stop as nothing to claim her fortune, Lady Ariane Vaughn disguised herself as a penniless waif and fled her vast manor for a remote seaside village. There she encountered Captain Talbot Sutherland, a wounded soldier of the king. At daybreak, she seized her only chance for safety, pretending to be Talbot's wife, she boarded the wounded officer's ship and sailed for Portugal!

Restored to health by her tender care, Talbot was deeply aroused by Ariane's gentle touch. But her deceitful ruse kept his heart from full surrender, even as a fierce passion consumed them both. Wanting only to linger forever in his warm embrace, beautiful Ariane faced the greatest challenge of her life -- to prove her love and win the trust of this most handsome, arrogant man!

Tropes & themes

Regency

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Where to read Ariane

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