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Christina Jackson
Secrets
Secrets
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Seventeen year old Domino deCourtney picked a hell of a time to fall in love. The middle daughter of a wine merchant had resigned herself to spinisterhood.In a world that valued small women Domino was an oddity. Tall, elegant and red haired, she stuck out like a sore thumb in the Christian city of Acre in the Holy Land. A chance remark overheard in the marketplace hurdles Domino into a disastrous marriage, starting with her wedding night. Instead of dissolving into a quivering mass of humanity, Domino displays her indomitable spirit and courage.
Domino's future husband,Sir Charles Paget,is manipulative and dangerous,on a good day. When Charles learns his nephew in England has died leaving the way open for him to inherit the title of Earl of Exter on his brothers' death, he knows he must act. He must now take a wife in order to produce an heir of his own. This decision greatly upsets his long-time lover and secretary,Raoul Langston.. Charles overhears a taunt in the market between Domino and her sisters and realizes Domino may be the answer to his prayers.
Etienne desBarres, the handsome Templar nephew of Sir Charles, arrives in the Holy Land with his younger brother, Philip. The first meeting between Etienne and Domino, pregnant with her first child, ignites a hunger as old as time. A jealous Sir Charles observes their reactions and takes steps to remove Etienne to a slave market in Persia to avoid any interference with his plans.
Philip desBarres is the younger brother of Etienne. Philip is a spy for Brother Ambrose in England and is placed as Secretary to the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in Acre. Quiet, intelligent and observant, he guides and protects his older brother. After the fall of Tripoli, in which Etienne almost loses his life, instructions arrive from Brother Ambrose ordering Philip and Etienne remove a portion of the Templar treasure to safety in France. Around them the winds of change are blowing throughout the Holy Land as the Christian hold on the city of Acre and other strongholds slips away precipitating the end of era.
From the ancient sands and mystery of the Holy Land to the bloody shores and fall of Tripoli, Etienne and Domino strive to overcome many adversities and conventions to fulfill their destinies. Though separated by the fall of Acre, they will reunite in England with the continuation of their story in the second novel in the series, Intrigues.
Domino's future husband,Sir Charles Paget,is manipulative and dangerous,on a good day. When Charles learns his nephew in England has died leaving the way open for him to inherit the title of Earl of Exter on his brothers' death, he knows he must act. He must now take a wife in order to produce an heir of his own. This decision greatly upsets his long-time lover and secretary,Raoul Langston.. Charles overhears a taunt in the market between Domino and her sisters and realizes Domino may be the answer to his prayers.
Etienne desBarres, the handsome Templar nephew of Sir Charles, arrives in the Holy Land with his younger brother, Philip. The first meeting between Etienne and Domino, pregnant with her first child, ignites a hunger as old as time. A jealous Sir Charles observes their reactions and takes steps to remove Etienne to a slave market in Persia to avoid any interference with his plans.
Philip desBarres is the younger brother of Etienne. Philip is a spy for Brother Ambrose in England and is placed as Secretary to the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in Acre. Quiet, intelligent and observant, he guides and protects his older brother. After the fall of Tripoli, in which Etienne almost loses his life, instructions arrive from Brother Ambrose ordering Philip and Etienne remove a portion of the Templar treasure to safety in France. Around them the winds of change are blowing throughout the Holy Land as the Christian hold on the city of Acre and other strongholds slips away precipitating the end of era.
From the ancient sands and mystery of the Holy Land to the bloody shores and fall of Tripoli, Etienne and Domino strive to overcome many adversities and conventions to fulfill their destinies. Though separated by the fall of Acre, they will reunite in England with the continuation of their story in the second novel in the series, Intrigues.
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