Deceived

Bertrice Small Has Received Critical Acclaim For Her Sweeping Historical Romances Filled With Unforgettable Characters And Magnificent Locales. Set Against The Rich Tropical Beauty Of A Caribbean Island And The Splendor Of 18th Century England, Deceived Gives Us Another Spellbinding Tale Of Intrigue, Suspense, And A Love That Was Destined To Last Forever... Golden-haired Aurora Kimberly Possessed Only One Passion--to Live A Simple Life On The Lush Island Paradise Her Family Had Been Given By The English Crown. Now, Her Treasure Was About To Be Threatened...by Valerian Hawkesworth, Duke Of Farminster, Who Came To Claim The Heiress Promised To Him In A Marriage Contract. But The Free-spirited Beauty Had No Intention Of Letting Some Pompous Duke Carry Her Off To A Cold And Gloomy Country. Soon, She And Her Sister Cally, Who Had Always Yearned For The Luxurious Life Of A Duchess, Had Switched Places. But Could The Sisters Hope To Play Out This Charade Successfully? And What Sweet Revenge Would The Duke Demand When He Learned That He Had Been Deceived? Only A Twist Of Fate And The Power Of An Indomitable Love Could Change The Heart Of A Man Scorned... Deceived When Valerian Hawkesworth, Duke of Farminster, insists on claiming the heiress promised to him in a marriage contract, all Aurora Kimberly holds dear is threatened. The free-spirited beauty has no intention of letting some pompous duke whisk her away. Deceived But will the duke learn that he has been deceived? Only a twist of fate could change the heart of a man scorned .. In the 17th century an English duke arrives on a Caribbean plantation to claim an heiress promised in marriage. But the lady hates gloomy England and arranges for her sister to take her place. The duke is fooled--for a while