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A modern woman is knocked out in an old mansion and awakens as a famous English aristocrat of 1812. She discovers the lady’s untimely death cut short a promised marriage, and a family curse haunts the couple’s union. With the chance to alter fate, she poses as the Regency lady, determined to give the couple a second chance at marital union and end the tragic curse that has haunted their generations.
The story blends time travel, romance, and Regency-era customs into a tale of love, destiny, and the possibility of rewriting history.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Allison Lane
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