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Tilly Dunnage spent twenty years mastering haute couture in Paris before returning to Dungatar, the small Australian town that cast her out as a child. Her exquisite dresses quickly win favor among the town’s prim women, though she remains an outsider. Tilly’s relationships—with Sergeant Farrat, the local policeman who loves fabrics, and Teddy, a romance‑star footballer whose family is equally reviled—draw her into a web of grudging acceptance. As her designs ignite competition and old resentments flare, Tilly’s desire for revenge against those who wronged her takes centre stage, all played out in the most spectacular fashion.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Rosalie Ham
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