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THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY WE CAN ESCAPE FROM OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND THAT IS FOR YOU TO MARRY ME THIS AFTERNOON ... I WILL MAKE NO DEMANDS ON YOU ... WHAT DO YOU SAY?
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Caroline Arnett
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