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Lady Gemma Monteith, daughter of the Duke of Carlyle, is poised to marry John Delevan—a handsome, witty, and impeccably wealthy duke’s favorite. Yet Gemma’s heart belongs to Captain George Godwin, her childhood sweetheart. As George returns from war, Gemma faces a Regency‑era dilemma: stake her future on estate and alliance, or pursue the love that survived the battlefield.
Set in the early nineteenth‑century Regency period, the story explores themes of loyalty, duty, and the tensions of love against social expectation. Readers are drawn into the clash between wealth and affection as Gemma must choose who will finally hold the rings of her life.
First publish date: May 2, 1989
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Dorothy Mack
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