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Summary
Lady Mélisande Compton, Countess of Wilmington, has never forgotten Lord Alessandro Orsini, whom she met during a visit to Versailles. When he appears in London, she proposes an affair for the Season with no strings attached. Alessandro, however, has met his perfect match and vows to make the countess his wife. But a rival also wishes to possess Mélisande, and a secret from her past provides him with the means blackmailing her into marriage.
