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The handsome Earl of Droxford revels in the privileges of wealth and bachelorhood until a royal decree forces him to marry within a month. Seeking a complacent, conformable partner, he turns to his beautiful mistress, who proposes herself as the ideal docile bride. Now arriving from the countryside, the green‑eyed Karina accepts the role of a loveless wife, hoping to escape poverty and hardship.
In fashionable London, however, Karina’s promise to remain complacent is tested. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the Earl, and their arranged marriage turns into a passionate conflict between duty and genuine affection.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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