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After enduring the brutal Peninsular War, Major Rhys Morgan is ready to settle down. Yet the conventional debutantes at the Marriage Mart fail to ignite his interest. When he encounters Nady Argentari, a fierce Romany beauty with equal passion and strength, obstacles rise. A liaison would be unremarkable, but a formal union threatens to spark the scandal of the year.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Gayle Wilson
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