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At the king's command
- Subgenre
- romance
- Edition year
- 2009
- Spice
- Heat not verified
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King Henry VIII orders the widower Stephen de Lacey to marry Juliana Romanov, a Russian princess and horse thief forced into hiding. What begins as a mockery of their marriage blossoms into deepest love, while Juliana hopes to return to Muscovy to seek vengeance.
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- Arranged Marriage: “commanding him to marry the vagabond woman caught stealing his horse” source
- Hidden Identity: “Juliana Romanov is no ordinary thief-she is a Russian princess forced into hiding by the traitorous cabal who slaughtered her family.” source
- Revenge Plot: “One day she hopes to return to Muscovy to seek vengeance.” source
- Forced Proximity: “commanding him to marry the vagabond woman caught stealing his horse” source
- Strong Heroine: “Juliana Romanov is no ordinary thief-she is a Russian princess forced into hiding by the traitorous cabal who slaughtered her family. One day she hopes to return to Muscovy to seek vengeance.” source
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