Cover of The Serpent Prince (Princes Trilogy, #3)

The Serpent Prince

Elizabeth Hoyt

Princes #3

historical romance(10k)

A country girl nurses a mysterious wounded lord back to health — not knowing he's a man bent on deadly revenge.

Content Warnings
violence/goredeath of loved one

Description

À Maiden Hill, tranquille bourgade du Kent, Lucinda découvre un cadavre... qui se révèle bien vivant. Le bel Apollon laissé pour mort a sans doute été attaqué par des brigands qui l’ont dépouillé. Mais qui est-il ? Un vagabond, voire une canaille, comme le redoute le père de Lucinda, qui craint pour la vertu de sa fille depuis l’arrivée de cet inconnu. En réalité, il s’agit de l’énigmatique vicomte Simon Iddesleigh, dont les ennemis ont tué le frère et qui a soif de vengeance...

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