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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

Matilda's Song by JoAnn Smith Ainsworth

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Also by JoAnn Smith Ainsworth:

Expect Trouble, May 2014
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The Farmer and the Wood Nymph, December 2013
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Polite Enemies, September 2013
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Out Of The Dark, March 2009
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Matilda's Song, September 2008
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MATILDA'S SONG
By: JoAnn Smith Ainsworth

Duty requires sacrifice?but the heart will not be denied

Samhain Publishing
September 2008
On Sale: September 19, 2008
ISBN: 1605041955
EAN: 9781605041957
Paperback
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Romance

At the time, pretending marriage to her middle-aged widower cousin seemed like the best way to escape a politically motivated betrothal to a brutal knight. Now, her journey toward a new life has landed her in hot waterβ€”she’s been waylaid by a local Norman baron who’s mistaken her for a real bride. And he demands First Night rights.

Hot water turns to steam in a scalding night of passion… passion she has never known. And now must live without.

Lord Geoffrey is entranced at first sight of the Anglo-Saxon beauty and finds that one night in her arms is not nearly enough. But all he can offer the low-born Matilda is a life in the shadowsβ€”as his mistress.

Her head warring with her heart, Matilda resigns herself to her duty in a masquerade of a marriage. It’s a choice that could cost her life.

For the knight who first sought her hand is back with murder on his mind. Now it’s Geoff who’s faced with the ultimate choice: which is more precious…his estates or the love of the one woman who can heal his soul?

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