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Designed to arrange matches of rank and affluence, the Ministry of Marriage in 1800s Great Britain has no interest in love. Lady Rosamund Westruther, a proper lady with no objection to the match arranged for her, meets the charming Griffin, Earl of Tregarth, during a courtship arranged by the Ministry. Griffin, built for fields and stables rather than drawing rooms, is aware of his duty to marry - but with every passing day, the attraction between them flares higher and hotter. Rosamund, determined and charming, is forced into a proper courtship and must demand a proper courtship. The Ministry of Marriage is built for fields and stables rather than drawing rooms, and Griffin doubts he can win her in the polite manner society requires. But with every passing day, their clash but find unexpected love, and their differences in status and background create an unpredictable dynamic that tests their love. The Ministry of Marriage and the Victorian society of 1800s Great Britain clash but find unexpected love, and their differences in status and background create an unpredictable dynamic that tests their love.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Christina Brooke
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