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Penelope Wingrave, famed for her flaming red hair and eccentric plan to raise ostriches, finds herself bound by social constraints—a noble-born woman barred from marrying below her rank and yet too poor to join the aristocracy. Meanwhile, her sister is courted by Lord Avery’s arrogant son, a prospect that unnerves Penelope. A dramatic mishap occurs when a rival from the same clan inadvertently drives a curricle off a ditch, blaming Penelope for her fall. In the chaos, the suitor impulsively seizes her, setting the stage for intrigue, romance, and a clash of expectations in a Regency world of rigid customs and hidden desires.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Allison Lane
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