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After her widowed mother remarries the despotic Lord Barrow, Emmeline Grantley finds her world turned upside down by harsh discipline and unwanted advances. A rescue arrives in the form of the dashing Lord Charles Carruthers, who asks for her hand. But once married, the very man who offers her respite also embraces control, leading Emmeline to question the nature of power, devotion, and the possibility of true freedom within the constraints of a Regency country estate.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Irene Saunders
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