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The novel unfolds in Regency England, where an attractive earl pursues a marriage of convenience and settles on the modest, introverted Selena. Though chosen for her quiet grace, Selena’s affections lie with a humble, lower‑class suitor, a prospect the earl cannot accept.
Selena’s younger sister, Charity, intuits the danger that SELENA’s dream love poses for the family's welfare. Determined to protect her sisters’ prospects, she offers herself to the earl in Selena’s stead, hoping to secure a respectable future for all.
The story balances themes of love, duty, and social class, spotlighting the enduring bonds between sisters and the sacrifices made to preserve those bonds within the rigid hierarchies of aristocratic society.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Candace Camp
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