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Lila Appleby, an impoverished young woman, attempts to keep her family’s house-turned-finishing school afloat. Her neighbour, the rakish and dissolute Lord Whitfield, attracts unwanted attention from the parents of her students, jeopardising her modest reputation. Undeterred, Lila resolves to discipline the handsome but troublesome neighbour and restore her standing in the community.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Patricia Laye
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