Black Widows Society
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Jeremy Hawthorne disguises himself as a wealthy member of the aristocracy to investigate several suspicious deaths suspected to be the hand work of a secret group of women known as the Black Widows, championed by the beautiful and enchanting Lady Adelaide Huntingdon, widow of the late Earl of Langdon.
Adelaide is intrigued by the handsome Viscount who had taken the ballrooms of London by storm. She is charmed when he begins to pay attention to her and allows himself to be drawn into her web.
Will love prevail or will duty conquer the Black Widows Society?
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