<p><strong>~New England RWA Readers&#39; Choice Awards Finalist~<br />
~Golden Quill Finalist~<br />
~Maggie Award of Excellence Finalist~</strong></p><p><em>He&#39;s a runaway duke in disguise. She&#39;s a former bar maid and the mother of his secret baby. Fate reunites them...but will their secrets tear them apart?</em></p><p>One wicked night of passion results in life-altering consequences for innocent bar maid Maggie Goode. Years later, she&#39;s a respectable widow, but her troubles are far from over. With debts looming, she must salvage her fossil shop to support herself and her beloved daughter. Fate leads her to a man who can save her business...but he&#39;s also the biggest mistake from her past.</p><p>The product of an ill-fated union between an English aristocrat and a Chinese merchant&#39;s daughter, Rhys Cavendish, the Duke of Ranelagh and Somerville ('Ransom'), hides his secret pain behind a rakish fa&ccedil;ade. Yet he cannot hide from his debts, and now he&#39;s on the run from cutthroat moneylenders--and the necessity of marrying for convenience. His last hope: the inheritance his uncle left him in the form of a treasure map. When he goes to hire help for his expedition, he comes face to face with a woman he&#39;s never forgotten...and a daughter he never knew he had.</p><p>Dangerous secrets smolder between Maggie and Rhys, but neither can resist a scorching reunion. Personal demons and hidden enemies threaten their quest and their passionate romance. Will they defy all odds to find the ultimate treasure: a love for all time?<br />
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