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At only twenty-one years of age, Lord Michael Bourne, is ruined. He gambled away everything he owned except his own title, all in a game of cards. Horror-struck and humiliated, he leaves everything and everyone he ever knew behind to start a new life. Many years go by, and Michael is one of the owners of the famous gambling establishment, The Fallen Angel. He is doing well, but that does not keep him from wanting to regain what was once his. When he sees a chance to get it all back, he grasps it with both hands.
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Lady Penelope Marbury is on her way to becoming a spinster. When she receives a proposal of marriage, none of her family can understand why she turns it down. The truth is that Penelope wants more than just a business arrangement. That matters little to her father or so she learns when he announces that she will be getting married soon whether she wants to or not. Penelope is resolved to accepting the offer from her friend, but suddenly the decision is ripped from her hands.
It seems that when her childhood friend, Michael, whom she has not seen in ages, has returned. She is delighted to reunite with him, but that delight soon turns into shock and anger when she finds herself being kidnapped in the dead of night. To make matters worse, she has been ruined. Deep down, Penelope knows that a little bit of the boy Michael was must exist within him. That is what makes her decide marrying him is worth taking the risk of having her heart broken. Will Michael ever return her love, or does he care only for revenge?!
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