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Journey into pleasure… The night before Lord Denham embarks on his Grand Tour, his childhood friend Lady Althea Curtiss—desperate to escape an arranged marriage—arrives, demanding free passage! But soon Rhys realises that with his new travelling companion he is in danger of awakening not only Thea’s sensuality, but also his own long-buried heart. … Anusha Laurens is in danger. The daughter of an Indian princess and an English peer, she’s the perfect pawn in the opulent courts of Rajasthan. Arrogant Major Nicholas Herriard is charged with protecting the alluring Princess. But under the searing Indian sun Nick is left with only one option to keep Anusha safe: marriage.

The powerful new timeslip novel from the worldwide bestselling author of Lady in Hay, in which the fate of a young woman becomes entwined with the extraordinary history of a Celtic princess.When Jess is attacked by someone she once trusted, she flees to her sister’s house in the Welsh borders to recuperate. There, she is disturbed by the cries of a mysterious child.Two thousand years before, the same valley is the site of a great battle between Caratacus, king of the Brtitish tribes, and the invading Romans. The proud king is captured and taken as a prisoner to Rome with his wife and daughter, the princess Eigon.Jess is inexorably drawn to investigate Eigon’s story, and as the Welsh cottage is no longer a peaceful sanctuary she decides to visit Rome. There lie the connections that will reveal Eigon’s astonishing life – and which threaten to reawaken Jess’s own tormentor…Barbara Erskine’s ability to weave together the past and the present makes this a tremendous novel of Roman and Celtic history, passion and intrigue.