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In Regency England, the Earl of Wickenshire faces ruin: crumbling estates, a London townhouse, and a coach full of debts. His only chance at salvation is to fulfill an impossible condition in an old aunt’s will: teach the irascible Lord Nightingale to sing. As Wickenshire struggles to master the lesson, a street‑bred girl and her sister are drawn into the drama. With the Earl’s future on the line and a demanding will looming, romance, hardship, and musical ambition collide.
The novel explores themes of inheritance, class, and the power of music to change lives in a richly detailed setting of Regency England.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Judith A. Lansdowne
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