Ghosts of the past

Eager to escape her sad fate, an innocent young woman ends up in the hands of a vengeful duke. Set amidst the luxury of Parisian high society, Ghosts of the Past is another hit by Georgette Heyer, the queen of English Regency romance.

Paris, 18th century. Justin, Duke of Avon, also known as Satan, is a detestable, libertine, amoral, disreputable Englishman with a thirst for revenge.

Young Léonie lives on the outskirts of Paris amid poverty, addiction, and inequality. Raised until she was twelve in the French countryside, when she arrives in the city, her brother forces her to live as a boy.

As he walks through the dark streets, the duke bumps into Léonie—whom he thinks is a young man—running away from her brother. In the dim light of the streetlamps, Justin notices a startling resemblance between the young man and someone he knows, so he decides to make him his page as part of a plan for revenge.

Thus, when the Count of Saint-Vire, Avon's enemy, sees the page, he becomes obsessed, as he has the feeling that he is facing a ghost from the past.

Amidst countless adventures, such as a kidnapping and a soiree attended by all the important figures of Parisian high society, could a chance encounter and a plan for revenge be the beginning of true love?

“You’ll be surprised.” — Nora Roberts, New York Times bestselling author

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