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Dominique Le Foret, a French émigré, adopts an assumed identity to secure a governess position. After an unexpected carriage mishap, she is left stranded and receives aid from a dashing nobleman. The sudden intimacy of spending a night together in an abandoned cottage leads the nobleman—later revealed to be a duke—to propose a marriage of convenience to safeguard Dominique’s reputation. Though initially reluctant, Dominique ultimately accepts. As their relationship deepens, hidden truths from Dominique’s past emerge, presenting obstacles to their potential happiness.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Dawn Lindsey
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