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    The Telltale Heart
    The Telltale Heart
    The Telltale Heart
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    The Telltale Heart

    By Melanie Thompson

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            Drexel Rayne, the Eighth Duke of Severn, has a bad ticker. Faced with certain death and the horror of his sleazy nephew, Nugent Templecombe, inheriting his lands and title, Drex is desperate for a cure, any cure.

            Camille Torrington and her cousin, Edmund, have invented a vest containing a device they think will shock a bad heart into beating like it should. When Edmund visits the Hellfire Club, a place where all your filthiest sexual dreams may be answered, he finds love, and a possible candidate for Cam’s new invention.

            Can the Duke be saved? Will Cam’s vest work?

            Take a walk through Steampunk London and enjoy this quick ride, filled with steamy sex, wild adventure, and true romance.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTorrid Books
    Release dateJul 29, 2016
    ISBN9781681464831
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