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Miss Eva Black, a spinster hiding her motherβs history as a courtesan, runs a school that helps former courtesans find respectable marriages. When Duke Nicholas of Stanfield, enraged that Eva liberates his former mistress, contrives a cruel bargain, Eva is compelled to step into the very role she despises and protect the lives of those she has helped.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Cheryl Ann Smith
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