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Bridget Cooke, a genteel young woman of impeccable manners and intelligence, finds herself isolated within London society because she lacks fortune and bears a childhood scar. When the mysterious and wealthy widower Lord Ewen Sinclair takes her to wedded life, she believes in his affection and the promise of a hurried marriage. Yet whispers of his past and rumors of deceit begin to surface, threatening Bridgetβs hope. As questions of loyalty and sacrifice arise, she must decide whether to trust the man she has come to love, or whether the secrets of the infamous rake may end their brief union.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Edith Layton
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