title: Thief of Hearts: A Novel
author:  Teresa Medeiros 
description: Historical romance readers searching for the dangerous, dark, brooding hero of the 1970s only have to look to Medeiros's (A Whisper of Roses) Captain Doom. Here's a rebel with a cause-to clear his name, which had been maligned by the ambitious Admiral Snow, leaving Doom to spend five years in a windowless dungeon. Doom's black phantom ship intercepts one carrying the admiral's daughter, Lucy. Although hardly able to believe his luck, Doom's conscience won't allow him to ravish her, which would, if not clear his name, at least blacken Snow's. Doom lets her go and then reappears later as Gerard Claremont, applying for the position of Lucy's bodyguard. While his purpose is to find documents in the admiral's house that will clear his name and incriminate the admiral, his constant contact with Lucy leaves Gerard torn between revenge and love. Lucy, an endearing heroine long deprived of her father's love, is also torn-between the mysterious Doom and Gerard. At length Doom reveals himself, Lucy learns a startling truth about her father, and there's some great high-seas adventure. Long-time historical romance readers will recognize this type of hero and many will breath a sigh of relief on discovering he is still alive and kicking around in a few authors' imaginations. <br />Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  STEALING A LADY’S HEART
  
  TAMMY ANDRESEN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  COPYRIGHT
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events,
  and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously.
  
  Copyright © 2016 Tammy Andresen
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or
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  Published by Tammy Andresen
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  TAMMY ANDRESEN
  
  Lily in Bloom Series
  
  Seeds of Love
  
  Lily in Bloom
  
  Other Books
  
  Taming a Duke’s Reckless Heart
  
  Midnight Magic
  
  Coming in September 2016
  
  The Golden Rules of Love
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DEDICATION
  
  This book is dedicated to my daughters. There is such magic in fairytales and
  their telling. May you always find wonder in it.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  STEALING A LADY’S HEART
  
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  CHAPTER ONE
  