At eleven years old, Lady Fiona leaves London to reunite with her parents in Jaipur. During the journey, something happens that she cannot remember—something that led her into the maharaja's harem. What should have been a nightmare for an English girl became an exciting and protected life. The arrival of Preston, an English soldier and her godfather's son, returns her to the world where she belongs—to being Lady Fiona once more. But nothing is that simple... moreAt eleven years old, Lady Fiona leaves London to reunite with her parents in Jaipur. During the journey, something happens that she cannot remember—something that led her into the maharaja's harem. What should have been a nightmare for an English girl became an exciting and protected life. The arrival of Preston, an English soldier and her godfather's son, returns her to the world where she belongs—to being Lady Fiona once more. But nothing is that simple. No one can ever know that at twelve she was destined to become a concubine, or society will cast her out forever. Together they craft a foolproof deception. They'll claim she suffered an accident and remembers nothing of her past. The lie is accepted as truth. The only obstacle is Preston's brother, Julien—a cold, formal man, the perfect English gentleman, and completely insufferable. He questions their story, even doubts whether she is who she claims to be, despite overwhelming evidence. Still, reluctantly, he agrees to teach this brazen young woman everything she has supposedly forgotten about proper society. Fiona lives in terror of being exposed by this perceptive man. Fortunately, she'll come of age in just a few months and can claim her freedom—and reclaim the fortune a distant cousin inherited when she was presumed dead. What she never expects is that the very man she fears will find his way into her heart. less
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