Richard

Roesia

Book 2
Peaks Island Press
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Recently appointed to a hoped-for government post, Richard St. Clair struggles to suppress less-than-appropriate feelings for his new assistant, especially since he's seen through her disguise.

He's a formally engaged man, after all. And he's got everything under control--until an unknown adversary slips him a love potion that unleashes his true affections.

With the help of his once-enchanted sister, his policeman brother-in-law, and the woman he really loves, Richard scours Kingston for his foe and way to ethically express his heart's desires.

The second installment in the "Roesia" series, Richard: The Ethics of Affection continues the story of the St. Clair family begun in Aubrey: Remnants of Transformation.
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