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In the Regency era, Petrina, a headstrong young woman freshly escaped from her country school, encounters the Earl of Staverton, a strikingly handsome but aloof nobleman. Unlike the genteel role model she expected, the Earl is stiff-hearted and indifferent, preoccupied with his own romantic escapades. Petrinaβs presence only irritates him, prompting him to wish to arrange a suitable marriage for her and then be rid of her. In defiance, she resolves to prove herself worthy of his affection, challenging him to see her as a passionate woman rather than an innocent ward.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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