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Miss Antonia Mannering, eager to prove she can manage a household without scandal, hopes to convince the popular Lord Philip Ruthven that she is the perfect match for a comfortable and respectable marriage. Yet when genuine affection between them develops, Antonia must reconsider her motives.
In a parallel narrative, Josephine, Countess of Mareck, seeks to regain her standing after a public scandal. When Sir Noah Rutledge returns to London to invest in a new venture, he confronts her past and stirs unexpected emotions. With society’s scrutiny, Josephine must decide whether love can triumph over convention.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Stephanie Laurens
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