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Lady Lara Darling, a fiercely independent country girl, inherits a fortune, her grandmother’s private diaries, and a daring ultimatum: secure a husband during her one allotted debut season. The task appears daunting until she stumbles upon Griff Hallsbury, a notorious coachman, on a journey to London, setting the stage for romance, intrigue, and a quest to fulfill ancestral secrets hidden in the old duchess’s pages.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Mia Ryan
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