Beutiful sixteen-year-old Lili de Beautemps is rescued from the guillotine during the French Revolution by a dashing young man - but he disappears before she can even thank him. Will Lili ever see him again?
While working as a maid in the Marquis de Bocage's chateau, Celeste Chardin unexpectedly wins the love of the Marquis's son, Marc. Will Marc give up his family riches to be with her?
Wild and reackless Rose de Bocage grew up with Pierre Oiseleur in the turbulant 1980's. But when Pierre declares his everlasting love for Rose, she tells him she'll never settle down. Will she live to regret that decision forever?
Isabelle Eastman thought her true love, Jacques Oiseleur, had been killed in World War I. But he miraculously survived. Jacques returns to Isabelle - only to learn that she has married his best friend.
In 1968, George Fowler falls in love with Grace Doret, the daughter of his parents' archenemies. Against all odds, he must transform into the man of her dreams . . .

A romantic rescue during the French Revolution . . .

Lili de Beautemps put her foot on the first step leading up to the guillotine platform. "Look at her, in silk," someone spat. "Soon that silk will be drenched with blood."
All at once Lili's heart burned white-hot with anger. Recovering her dignity, she rose to her feet, holding her chin high. They might murder her as they had her father and brothers, but they would never crush her spirit.
As Lili walked slowly across the platform toward the guillotine, the laughter died away and the crowd fell silent. One of the men who had been restraining her now pulled her hands behind her back. Lili felt a wave of nausea and terror as she stared at the bloodstained blade.
The executioner grasped her arm and began to force her to kneel at the block. Then new sound permeated Lil's conciousness, thundering above the voices of the mob. The pounding of hooves.
She looked up just as a horseman burst from the forest, riding full gallop straight toward her. Then he jumped from the horse's back. Before anyone could stop him, he'd scooped Lili up in his arms and leaped back onto the horse. "Go!" he roared.

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