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Caroline Chessington is uninterested in the courtship of Brampton Hall's suitors, preferring something beyond the ordinary for a girl of her time. Determined to be admired for her charms rather than her tiara, she leaves the hall for London. In the city she assumes a disguise and encounters Giles Kendal, the son of an earl, beginning a romance that is thwarted by her fabricated identity. The story follows Caroline’s strategy to keep the romance hidden, ultimately leading to a revelation that brings love and truth to the fore.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Lillian Shelley
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