Love Without Lies

The whirlwind romance Rafe Lombard lavished on Madeleine Knight was enough to win him her heart.

It was only when she learned of secrets in his past that Madeleine knew he would never be hers. So she ran—as far away as she could….

Her sudden flight to Boston seems the only way to escape the agony of betrayal. He has no intention of letting an ocean put an end to what they shared, quietly orchestrating her return to an isolated estate in Kent.

Arriving at Hethersage Hall, Madeleine is stunned to find the manor belongs to Rafe. Snowbound by a sudden winter blizzard, she is trapped at his mercy. The proud tycoon will stop at nothing to bend her to his will.

Rafe is determined to prove that no woman leaves him without his say-so. He is determined to have Madeleine back, and he knows there is only one place to keep her—close by his side….

• Alpha Hero: Accustomed to commanding multi-million-pound boardrooms and piloting his own aircraft, Rafe Lombard refuses to let the woman he desires slip away without an explanation.
• Forced Proximity: With vanished travel papers and no working telephone, Madeleine finds herself stranded inside a sprawling manor house alongside the very man she ran across an ocean to escape.
• Second Chance: Burdened by guilt over her first marriage and tormented by another woman’s deceit, she must decide whether to protect her battered pride or surrender to their irresistible connection.
• Contemporary Romance: From champagne dinners at the exclusive Xanadu to an exquisite aquamarine ring chosen to match her eyes, Rafe lavishes her with luxuries that test her resolve.
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