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Rosa, a daring orphaned actress and pickpocket, has long abandoned dreams of family. When a suitor asks her to impersonate a missing heir, she steps into royalty’s shadows and finds herself falling for Sir William Divine. As the relationship deepens, Sir William’s growing suspicions—convinced that Rosa might be the vanished heiress Rosalind—threaten to unravel both their lives and the masquerade they have woven.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Sherrod
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