“Julie Anne Long reinvents the historical love for modern readers.” -Amanda Quick

From USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long comes the next book within an exciting new historical love series, the first since her beloved Pennyroyal Green series.

He has devil’s bloodstream in his blood vessels. At least, that’s always been the tale. How else could the Duke of Brexford’s notorious bastard child return through the lifeless? The brutal decade since Lucien Durand, Lord Bolt, allegedly drowned in the about Angel inside a Devil’s Hands: The Palace of Rogues Thames forged him right into a man who generally gets what-and who-he wants. And what he wants is definitely vengeance for his stolen birthright . and one outrageous night in Angelique Breedlove’s bed.

Angelique recognizes heartbreak when the enigmatic Lord Bolt walks in to the Grand Palace for the Thames, rather than even his devastating attraction can tempt her to risk her own ever again. One scorching kiss drives home the danger.

But in the space between them springs a trust that feels anything but safe. And the passion-explosive, consuming-drives Lucien to his knees. Now his very existence depends on showing his love to a female who doesn’t have confidence in it . . . because his accurate birthright, he right now knows, is certainly guardian of Angelique Breedlove’s heart.