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Julia Frant, a well‑mannered Miss from Regency Britain, secretly loves her neighbor, the restless Viscount Alec MacLean. Mistaken for her cousin, Alec sponsors a elopement to Gretna Green, forcing Julia into marriage by midnight to secure his inheritance. Tension and affection erupt as Julia transforms and Alec’s priorities shift from wealth to love, threatening scandal and fortune alike.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Karen Hawkins
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