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The Hidden Heart follows Lady Tess Collier, a young Englishwoman whose life is upended by her father’s death high in the Amazonian wilderness. Tasked with fulfilling his last wish—to return home and secure a suitable marriage—Tess must reconcile her deep love of the natural world and the unconventional experiences she shared with her father with the expectations of her aristocratic society. The novel explores themes of duty, romance, and the struggle between personal desire and social obligation, all set against the vivid backdrop of the Amazon and the genteel halls of England.
First publish date: April 1, 1986
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Laura Kinsale
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