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Julia Daunt is married to a good, dependable man yet loves someone else. In this contemporary romance set in the 1930s, she wrestles with the tension between reason and passion, forcing her to choose between unromantic security and the exhilarating pull of romantic love.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Denise Robins
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