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In this Regency romance, Diantha Fraser, a music instructor at a ladies’ seminary, discovers she is the spinster heir to Earl of Devonwych after his death. The will stipulates she must marry Sebastian, the earl’s protégé and Marquess of Ravistock, to keep most of the inheritance. Sebastian, bound by honor and wary of his lineage’s expectations, vows to protect Diantha from her half‑brother Basil’s malicious plots. As the pair confront rival suitors and family intrigues, they find their formal obligations turning into mutual affection.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Phylis Ann Warady
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