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In the picturesque seaside village of Spindle Cove, Miss Diana Highwood is celebrated for her beauty and refined manners, and her mother loudly announces that she will marry a wealthy nobleman. Yet Diana feels no thrill for ducal prospects; the only man who captivates her is the humble blacksmith Aaron Dawes, whose quiet strength contrasts sharply with the world of aristocratic expectations.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Tessa Dare
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