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A French spy and a British spymaster are thrown in prison together — and must flee across enemy territory.

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violence/gorecaptivity

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She's braved battlefields, stolen dispatches, played roles from worldly to naive, lady to boy. But Annique Villiers, elusive spy Fox Cub, is thrown in prison with British spymaster Robert Grey, ordered to enter France and bring her back. Their uneasy alliance holds, but passion builds as they flee.

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