Luke Trenton, Viscount Merritt, returned from war a changed man. Battle stripped away his civility and brought out his inner beast. There is no charm or tenderness in him now; only dark passions and a hardened soul. He has nothing to offer the starry-eyed, innocent girl who pledged her heart to him four years ago.
But Cecily Hale isnât a girl any longer. Sheâs grown into a womanâone who wonât be pushed away. She and Luke are guests at a house party when a local legend captures their friendsâ imaginations. While the others plunge into the forest on a wild goose...er, stag chase, Cecilyâs on the hunt for a man. She has only a few moonlit nights to reach the real LukeâĻthe wounded heart she knows still beats inside the war-ravaged bodyâĻor she could lose him to the darkness forever.
This is a novella of approximately 20,000 words, or 80 pages. It was originally published under the title The Legend of the Werestag.
Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eleven historical romance novels and four novellas. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of Americaâs prestigious RITAÂŽ award and multiple RT Book Reviews Reviewerâs Choice Awards. Booklist magazine named her one of the ânew stars of historical romance,â and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.
A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a big brown dog.
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