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Lucinda Linley lives in a world where duty overshadows desire. After giving her younger sisters every chance at marriage—and relinquishing her own?—she is presented with an unexpected love: the charismatic Lord of Ravensbrook. Their romance blooms against the backdrop of early 19th‑century English society, but a decades‑old feud between their families looms large, challenging both their happiness and the very notion of selflessness that has defined Lucinda’s life.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Shirley Kennedy
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