Love in the Royal Shadows
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Penelope Danvers escapes New York to finish her breakthrough anti-aging formula in a quiet village. But her peaceful life shatters when she rescues an unconscious stranger from the woods - a man the world believes is dead.
He is Leonhardt de Varenne Alistair, the missing Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, whose plane mysteriously crashed. And someone is still hunting him.
Forced to hide him in her grandparents' mansion, Penelope becomes the Duke's only protector while enemies search every corner of the kingdom. As he recovers, the truth surfaces: if he isn't found in thirty days, his ruthless cousin Arthur will take his throne.
Penelope saved his life once. Now she must help him stay alive long enough to expose the betrayal that nearly killed him.
As he heals, a dangerous bond forms between them, tender and undeniable, even though it should never happen.
She saved his life.
He might steal her heart.
And together, they might uncover a conspiracy that could cost them both everything.
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