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Lady Amelia, unwilling to wed, flees her family and takes leave of court as the astute governess Abigail Sparrow. Valentine North, a bachelor always sworn to remain unattached, finds his reputation and heart threatened as his new charge charms and confounds him. The novel launches the Irregulars series, mixing Regency romance with witty intrigue.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Monique Ellis
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