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Brian Ranson, once a soldier focused on defeating Napoleon and entertaining a mistress, becomes the Earl of Wright after the war and attempts to resume his life with his wife. In London, he discovers his bride is a confident and striking woman who no longer wishes to be his spouse. Determined not to give up on love, she bargains that for thirty days she will behave as an ideal wife, after which he will release her. Their tense arrangement tests both heart and desire amid the social changes of the Napoleonic era.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Cathy Maxwell
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