Duel of Desire

by Charlotte Lamb

For four years Deborah had been personal assistant to Alex St. James, and most of that time she had been fighting her feelings for him. He was undeniably sensationally attractive, but she could not come to terms with his ruthless playboy attitude to women; still less could she contemplate becoming just another scalp on his belt. Which was why she was not happily planning a nice conventional marriage to nice steady Robin. But a business trip to Provence with Alex brought her feelings to a head; at last she admitted that she loved him – and Alex asked her to marry him. But how could she, knowing that love played no part in his scheme of things?

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
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