By Royal Decree
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Lady Daphne Halverson, has been invited to celebrate King George IV trip to Scotland. All she has to do is postpone her first season. Daphne who is in no rush to get married decides to take the kings offer and spend two months in Scotland with every intention of having as much fun as she can. What Daphne did not count on was meeting James Campbell the Duke of Argyll the grandson to the king and falling in love. Love comes with a price someone is trying to kill her to get her out of the way so they can capture the young Dukes heart but it is to late he has fallen for the fiery redhead. Which of the girls is a murder and which ones were sent to kill the king? Join Daphne and Jamie on an adventure of the heart along with a little treason, and murder on the side.
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