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Midsummer Moon

by Laura Kinsale

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

No one-repeat, no one-writes historical romance better.

-Mary Jo Putney

If he really loved her, wouldn't he want her to realize her dream?

Merlin Lambourne is a famous inventor. When her life is endangered by Napoleon's advancing forces, Lord Ransom Falconer, in service of his government, comes to rescue her and falls under the spell of her beauty and absent-minded intellectual brilliance.

Bringing Merlin back to his estate, he promises she can work on her inventions safe from the war. But he feels he must thwart her dream of building a flying machine, not only because he's determined to keep her safe, but also because he's terrified of heights. When a plot to kill her nearly succeeds, Lord Falconer is forced to admit that her invention might just save both their lives...

The acknowledged master.

-Albany Times-Union

Synopsis:

Merlin Lambourne is a famous inventor-and her life is in danger from Napoleon's advancing forces. Lord Ransom Falconer, in service of his government, comes to rescue her, bringing her back to his estate where he promises she can work on her inventions and stay safe. But her dream is to build a flying machine, and Ransom is terrified of heights ...

Product Details

ISBN:
9781402213984
Author:
Kinsale, Laura
Publisher:
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Author:
Kinsale
Subject:
History
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Man-woman relationships
Subject:
Romance - Historical
Subject:
England
Subject:
Love stories
Publication Date:
May 2008
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
583
Dimensions:
6.95x4.33x1.32 in. .53 lbs.

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