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<i><b>Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries-where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women.</b></i><br><br><b>SHE'S GIVEN UP ON LOVE AND WANTS ONLY INDEPENDENCE...</b><br>Torn from her life of privilege by her father's death, Kate Morgan survives in London's dark and depraved rookeries as a fence for stolen goods. The last man she ever expects-or wants-to be reunited with is her first love, who promised to cherish, honor, and protect her, and instead fled amidst accusations of murder.<br><br><b>HE'S THE REFORMED RAKE DETERMINED TO WIN HER BACK.</b><br>One drunken night cost Daniel O'Reilly the woman he loved. If he ever wants to reclaim Kate--and his old life--he'll not only have to prove he's innocent of murder but convince the pistol-wielding hellion that he's no longer the scoundrel he once was.<br><br>Together, they'll have to face a killer. Time is running out...<br>----------------------<br><i><b>*2014 Daphne du Maurier Excellence in Romantic Suspense Finalist in Published Historical Romance*</b></i><br><br><b>Note: <i>A Dangerous Invitation</i> is a dark, gritty, and steamy (on-page sex scenes) romantic suspense about the working class of pre-Victorian England, taking place in the London underworld. It is a full-length standalone historical romance and is book one in the Rookery Rogues series. </b>