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When Christian Hill, a teenage schoolboy, protects Dorcas Froggatt’s honor, he is compelled to marry her—an impulsive union that abruptly ends her adolescence and seals her fate. Christian then departs for a military career abroad, leaving Dorcas to assume the role of a dutiful wife, while he is presumed dead in battle. As Dorcas, already grappling with the emotional toll of her marriage, learns that Christian is not only alive but in search of her, she is forced to confront her own desire for independence and the expectations of her time. The novel explores the tensions between duty, love and self‑determination in a historical setting, offering readers another entry in Jo Beverley’s celebrated romance series.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jo Beverley
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