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Lady Cassandra Firth’s diary reveals a tangled past marked by a stilted wedding night and a husband's abrupt departure, leaving her to navigate the social expectations of Regency England. When her former husband, Samuel Firth, returns to contest a legal separation, she faces a cruel bargain: play the part of his wife until society takes him seriously. Though he married her for her noble name, Cassandra secretly harbors her own ambitions and a passion for writing romantic fiction. Determined to outwit him, she plans to lead him on and ultimately reject his advances, reclaiming her autonomy in a world that demands conformity.
The narrative explores themes of societal pressure, marital power dynamics, and the empowerment that comes from asserting one’s voice in an era of strict etiquette.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Dawson Smith
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