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When her family's fortune hangs in the balance, a determined young woman agrees to a marriage arranged with her brother’s most bitter rival. Amid the social rituals of Regency England, she navigates duty, honor, and courtly expectations. Along the way, an unlikely bond grows, turning a calculated union into a passionate love story that defies the conventions of her era.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Elisabeth Kidd
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