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Rosamund had never been more than a talented but half-hearted athlete; it was her boy-friend Tony who was thought to be heading for success. But everything changed when Rosamund met Tony's trainer. Adrian Belmont. For it was in Rosamund that Adrian saw the future Olympic runner. Rosamund whom he took under his wing and whose life he took over. And of course, as a result she had fallen in love with him. But he never seemed to see her as a woman-and why should he? For not only did he still assume that she was Tony's property, but he himself was going to marry the sophisticated French girl Madeleine Delaney.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Elizabeth Ashton
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