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When lord Beaumont discovers a body in a London river, Lydia Trevelyn learns the corpse was her father's mistress. Together they unravel the mystery, confronting local dangers and their own feelings as they navigate the social customs of the Regency era.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Joan Smith
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