These Old Shades

These Old Shades Synopsis

The Georgian romance that launched the career of the New York Timesbestselling author is ';the sort of tale which leaves us breathless with delight.' Boston Evening Transcript When the Duke of Avon encounters a mistreated young boy on the streets of Paris, he employs the lad as his page. As the duke's closest friends ponder his actions, the precocious Leon soon becomes the talk of the aristocracy. Leon cannot believe his good fortune after being saved from a brutal beating by his older brother. He follows the duke around like a loyal puppy, a constant source of amusement for the duke, who is seen by himselfand by societyas a devious scoundrel, well deserving of his nickname, Satanas. But when Avon uncovers Leon's biggest secretthat the boy is in fact a girl named Leoniehe acts honorably, taking her to his sister in London to learn the ways of the fairer sex, before he can adopt her. For Avon can't believe his luck. A trump card has fallen into his hands. If Leonie is who the duke suspects she is, she'll be the perfect weapon to use against his greatest nemesis. He embarks on his quest for revenge, never foreseeing just how Leonie's transformation will change the game... ';Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic.' Katie Fforde ';A world of high romance, of adventure, of passions that shimmer just beneath the surface.' Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Timesbestselling author ';You're in for a treat.' Nora Roberts, #1 New York Timesbestselling authorThe Georgian romance that launched the career of the New York Timesbestselling author is ';the sort of tale which leaves us breathless with delight.' Boston Evening Transcript When the Duke of Avon encounters a mistreated young boy on the streets of Paris, he employs the lad as his page. As the duke's closest friends ponder his actions, the precocious Leon soon becomes the talk of the aristocracy. Leon cannot believe his good fortune after being saved from a brutal beating by his older brother. He follows the duke around like a loyal puppy, a constant source of amusement for the duke, who is seen by himselfand by societyas a devious scoundrel, well deserving of his nickname, Satanas. But when Avon uncovers Leon's biggest secretthat the boy is in fact a girl named Leoniehe acts honorably, taking her to his sister in London to learn the ways of the fairer sex, before he can adopt her. For Avon can't believe his luck. A trump card has fallen into his hands. If Leonie is who the duke suspects she is, she'll be the perfect weapon to use against his greatest nemesis. He embarks on his quest for revenge, never foreseeing just how Leonie's transformation will change the game... ';Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic.' Katie Fforde ';A world of high romance, of adventure, of passions that shimmer just beneath the surface.' Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Timesbestselling author ';You're in for a treat.' Nora Roberts, #1 New York Timesbestselling author

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