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Beast Blackwater’s return from America sets him on a path dictated by his father’s will: marriage. In a card game, he wins Arabella Ivers, a woman who sees the union as an escape from a drunken father and an overbearing stepmother. Calm, composed, and surprisingly adept at managing a grand house, Arabella embraces the role of wife amid London society. As the couple settles in, Beast begins to see the card‑game twist as a fortunate gamble, and together they face the social and familial expectations of the era.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Rebecca Baldwin
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