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Sweeping from the
exotic temptations of the Orient to the ruthless grandeur of 19th
century London, The Bartered Bride is a compelling romantic
adventure that begins with a daring act of courage.
After building a fortune amid the splendor and dangers of the
China seas, American adventurer and merchant prince Gavin Elliott is
sailing for London, where he intends to establish himself in the society
that forced his family to leave in disgrace when Gavin was only a child.
But fate intervenes on an infamous island in the East Indies when
he tries to save a European woman being sold at a slave auction.
Alexandra Warren
ventures to Australia as a young bride eager for adventure. A dozen
years later she is returning home as widow and mother when a pirate
attack separates her from her beloved daughter and condemns Alex to a
life of servitude. Then a
miracle arrives in the form of a steely-eyed Yankee captain willing to
risk everything to set her free.
A shocking turn of
events brings an unexpected alliance with her rescuer, and Gavin and
Alex arrive in London as intimate strangers joined by too many painful
secrets. Yet attraction and
affection soon overcome the trial of their first meeting.
Until the past reaches out to change Gavin's life—and threatens
the passionate love he has found with his irresistible bartered bride.
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