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At nineteen, Mary Jacelyn Garnett faces a precarious future and, to safeguard her inheritance, enters a temporary marriage with Reynolds Blackburn— an arrangement she expects to dissolve once she regains her birthright. The plan is disrupted when Reynolds, unaware of the contract’s true motive, begins to grow fond of Mary. Their growing affection forces Mary to confront the reality of her feelings versus her duty, ultimately questioning whether her brief duchy can be more than a fleeting convenience.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Peggy Waide
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