The Duke's Kiss: The Spare Lovers

Set in the early eighteen hundreds, England, this is a story of love, forbidden desires, secrets and murder. A young girl who lost her fiancé, her family estate and her fortune, discovers she can be very effective by using her beauty and charm to change her destiny. Cleona Somerton is very attractive, talented and determinant to restore her family from poverty and ridicule by only means possible: thru intrigues and manipulations. Three men are caught up in her magic spell: her enemy - the new owner of her estate, a Prince - the Duke of Winchester and her former fiancé. But their passion for her is beyond logic and will bring all of them to madness. One will commit murder. Cleona survives hoping that the one she truly loves is not the one who attempted to take her life and she still have a chance of love and life. In her own words: "There is a curse following me - that of men's desire, lust and passion that enfolds me regardless of any rationality or logic. I brought it upon myself. And all started with a kiss. The Duke's kiss. I was born beautiful and talented, a notion so much sought after by every young girl in the world. I was born privileged, in a wonderful house, with a solid assurance and a fair inheritance. I was even engaged. Overnight I lost them all. I was loved and adored by many young men. The Duke of Winchester could not restrain his emotions or his impulses when he was under my charm. I was stubborn and manipulative. Now, perhaps you think that is all you need to know about me. But pay attention: I must disappoint you. My demeanor was not proper, my lovers were not ordinary, and I turned one of them into a killer. Will it be the one I truly loved?"