Seductive Lies (Secret Lives Series) (45 page)

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br
a
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or
honor.”

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m
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,
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br
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up
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w
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be
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he
w
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c
on
te
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a
t
t
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m
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me
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m
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d
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f
t
h
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t
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w
a
s
g
la
d
t
o h
a
ve
found
h
e
r
t
hu
s
.

KISS OF DECEIT

Book Three, Winds of Betrayal Series

The tides of war have shifted. When all eyes turn south, Doctor Jonathan Corbett finds himself once more thrust into the war’s turmoil. On assignment from General Washington, the dashing doctor discovers his mission has taken him straight into a conflict where the British are not the only ones to be feared.

Rebekah Morse has no time to contemplate the exploding war around her. Caught up as a pawn in a deadly conspiracy, she finds her only hope lies with her old friend, but things have changed since they last saw each other.

Yet destiny has not intervened in their lives without cause. Rebekah’s strength, courage, and breathtaking sensuality sets within Jonathan a desire he swore never to feel again. When Rebekah’s life is threatened, Jonathan is determined to save the stubborn woman whether she wants to be saved or not. Now Jonathan and Rebekah must face the perilous threat together—only to discover a passion they never imagined...

EXCERPT

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go.
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m
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t
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w
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p
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m
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,
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p
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d.