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Zebra
September 2004
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Featuring: Tess Hardington; Charles Emerson
384 pages
ISBN: 0821776487
EAN: 9780821776483
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Romance | Historical
Scandals, secrets β and a suspicious new spouseβ¦ Widowed Tess Hardingtonβs life is complicated enough without marriage. She has her sisterβs small daughter to raise, her own tarnished reputation to contend with, her greedy uncleβs scheme to take control of her inheritance, and her scandalous secret work to continue. Itβs this last calling that sheβs most passionate about β but itβs also the reason why she needs a new husband, and fast. Without a spouse, her uncle will take her money β and her venture will surely fail. Former army captain Charles Emerson is hardly a logical candidate β after all, Tess turned him down when they were little more than besotted children. But the lovely young widow is desperate β and Charles finds himself, strangely enough, willing, if only to best Tessβs loathsome uncle at his own game. The trouble is, βmarriageβ to Tess will not be the simple business arrangement it might be β not with her midnight excursions out of the house prickling his curiosity, and Londonβs prostitutes falling victim to a vicious killer. Is Tess putting herself in harmβs way? Unacceptable β especially when Charles realizes that what he feels for his spirited bride is real love, and no secret about itβ¦
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