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When Victoria Woodley turns 21, her guardian seeks to force her into a marriage that would secure his own gain, and to do so he plans to wed her to his son before her birthday. Refusing the arrangement, Victoria disguises herself as a boy and flees to Portugal to join her cousin in the British regiment fighting the Peninsular War. There she encounters Lord Kit Harden, a British spy who hires her—known as "Victor"—as his valet. Shortly after, he learns her true gender, feeling that this compromise requires a solution. Harden believes that marriage is the only way to restore honor and secure Victoria’s future.
The novel explores themes of gender disguise, autonomy, and the political turmoil of the Peninsular War, following Victorian-era character dynamics within a wartime setting.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Lynn Collum
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