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Set during the Regency in London, "Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander" follows the wealthy heir Andrew Carrington, who, though expected to marry, favors the company of men both at his table and in his bedroom. His familial duty leads him to Phyllida Lewis, a penniless, spirited writer of romance novels whose curvaceous presence and spirited nature defy his family's conventions. When the honorable Matthew Thornby, the son of a self-made baronet, enters their arrangement, Andrew's life feels complete—yet a shrewd adversary threatens to expose their unconventional love, risking scandal and ruin.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Ann Herendeen
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