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Pretty Polly
- The Dukes and Desires Series, Book 3
- Narrated by: Mia Chiaromonte
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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In this whirlwind series, Marion Chesney brings us spirited, independent women who are bewitching, beguiling, and determined to make their marks on the world.
Blessed with beauty, Mrs. Manners never bothered with the lesser skills of grammar and spelling. So, in order to entrap a second husband, namely the dashing duke of Denbigh, she needed Miss Verity Bascombe. Surely the modest chit would be honored to write her love letters. Poor Verity! Her old schoolmate was as selfish as ever. The lovely girl's gilded pen soon had the duke most intrigued by the poetic Mrs. Manners! But alas, what began as a tiny deception became troublesome indeed - for Verity soon found herself enamored by the handsome duke!
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,325
Life is not easy for the poor relations of England’s upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London’s newest hotel, The Poor Relation, is born. The establishment is an immediate hit with London’s most illustrious citizens, save the Duke of Rowcester....
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4 out of 5 stars
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sweet but overpriced trifle
- By connie on 06-20-12
By: M. C. Beaton
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Polly
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4 out of 5 stars 297
She was a bewitching young girl, that pretty Polly Marsh, and she knew it. She also knew that beauty could be her passport into the castles where she had always known she belonged. So she set her sights on a duke and joined the firm of Westerman’s as a stenographer. Surely one of that noble family would notice her, and then all her dreams would come true! The trouble with pretty Polly Marsh was that she just didn’t know her place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something different
- By Amazon Customer on 08-18-17
By: M. C. Beaton
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Potent Pleasures
- The Pleasures Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,183
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,027
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,029
Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He's powerful and unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her - not against her will - into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes. Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He's rich, titled, and he doesn't remember Charlotte. Worse, he's the subject of some scandalous gossip.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Mind "F" in the Best Possible Way
- By Cynthia on 12-23-14
By: Eloisa James
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More than a Mistress
- Mistress Series, Book 1
- By: Mary Balogh
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,536
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,324
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,327
An arrogant duke does the unthinkable - he falls in love with his mistress.... She raced onto the green, desperate to stop a duel. In the mêlée, Jocelyn Dudley, Duke of Tresham, was shot. To his astonishment, Tresham found himself hiring the servant as his nurse. Jane Ingleby was far too bold for her own good. Her blue eyes were the sort a man could drown in - were it not for her impudence. She questioned his every move, breached his secrets, touched his soul. When he offered to set her up in his London town house, love was the last thing on his mind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed this book...
- By Heather on 08-10-11
By: Mary Balogh
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A Secret Affair
- Huxtable, Book 5
- By: Mary Balogh
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 691
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 507
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Story4 out of 5 stars 511
Once the temepestuous Hannah Reid, Duchess of Dunbarton, and dangerous Constantine Huxtable, two passionate and scandalous figures, find each other, they discover that it isn’t so easy to extricate oneself from the fires of desire - without getting singed. For the duchess and the dark lord each have startling secrets to reveal, and when all is said and done, neither will be able to say which one fell in love first, who tamed whom, and who has emerged from this game of hearts with the stronger hand.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Way better than first reviewer's one!
- By LuvMyHome on 10-02-10
By: Mary Balogh
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The Cross of Love
- Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 1
- By: Barbara Cartland
- Narrated by: Anthony Wren
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
When Rena's father dies she is alone in the world, forced out of the vicarage that has been her home, with nowhere to go and no money. She seeks help at the large wooden cross standing in the nearby grounds of "The Grange". And there in the earth she finds three golden coins, which she hands over to the new young Earl of Lansdale. They form a friendship, the sweetest one of her life. But her new happiness is threatened by Mr. Wyngate, a wealthy man determined to force the Earl to marry his daughter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Cross of Love
- By Cindy H. on 06-11-17
By: Barbara Cartland
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A Wicked Pursuit
- A Breconridge Brothers Novel
- By: Isabella Bradford
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4 out of 5 stars 121
In Isabella Bradford’s enthralling new trilogy, three noble brothers - London’s most scandalous rakes - are about to do the unthinkable: settle down. Harry Fitzroy, Earl of Hargreave, is the first to meet his match and lose his heart...to a lady who’s not all what he expected. As the eldest son of the Duke of Breconridge, Harry Fitzroy is duty-bound to marry - and marry well. Giving up his rakish ways for the pleasures of a bride’s bed becomes a delightful prospect when Harry chooses beautiful Lady Julia Barclay, the catch of the season.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great performance... Okay storyline.
- By Ladonna on 09-29-17
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A Duke's Temptation
- Bridal Pleasures, Book 1
- By: Jillian Hunter
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4 out of 5 stars 65
Samuel Charles Aubrey St. Aldwyn, Duke of Gravenhurst, is a radical rogue and champion of unpopular causes. No one would dream that he is also the author of a bestselling series of dark historical novels, a writer accused of corrupting the morals of the public, and a master seducer who counts among his passionate fans wellborn Miss Lily Boscastle. But Lily is no stranger to disrepute....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not worth the $ or credit
- By Wbane on 04-07-12
By: Jillian Hunter
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Dash of Enchantment
- By: Patricia Rice
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 464
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 457
Lady Cassandra Howard has frequented gambling hells as her father's lucky charm since childhood - but luck ran out along the way. Now, her brother intends to sell her into marriage with a wealthy, dissolute rake. Cass has done many things for her family, but this won't be one of them. Her neighbor, “Saint” Wyatt Mannering, Earl of Merrick, has chosen a bride - one as proper and virtuous as he. But when lovely Cass attempts to trick him into marriage with seduction, he's almost tempted - except she's much too nave to be a seductress and his conscience won't let him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh. It's okay.
- By ferociousnprettypens on 08-12-21
By: Patricia Rice
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Rushed to the Altar
- By: Jane Feather
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4 out of 5 stars 135
A best-selling author of more than 25 historical romances, Jane Feather boasts more than 10 million copies of her books in print. Rushed to the Altar kicks off a new trilogy in high style. In order to inherit a fortune, Jasper Sullivan, Earl of Blackwater, must rescue a “fallen woman.” So when a lady of the night attempts to pick his pocket, he makes a daring proposal. Everything seems to have dropped into place for Jasper—but he may have made a colossal blunder.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just Ok...
- By Just so you know on 08-03-11
By: Jane Feather
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Private Arrangements
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 432
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Story4 out of 5 stars 324
When Lady Tremaine petitions her husband for an end to their civil but loveless marriage, Lord Camden agrees on one scandalous condition - she must give him an heir within a year. Their early attempts to fulfill this delicate arrangement are marred by cold detachment, but soon sparks of passion and long-forgotten lust begin to be kindled anew.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Facinating, if complicated, love story.
- By bluestatereader on 02-27-15
By: Sherry Thomas
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Ruined by Rumor
- By: Alyssa Everett
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4 out of 5 stars 202
Who could possibly throw over a woman as beautiful and vivacious as Roxana? Certainly not Alex Winslow, the Earl of Ayersley, who has spent years trying in vain to forget his unrequited love. When he learns she's been abandoned by her cad of a fiancé, he finds himself offering a shoulder for her to cry on. Comfort soon turns into a passionate kiss—and scandal when they are caught in an embrace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Old-Fashioned Romance!
- By Lady M on 09-28-13
By: Alyssa Everett
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Autumn Masquerade
- Timeless Regency Collection, Book 1
- By: Josi S. Kilpack, Donna Hatch, Nancy Campbell Allen
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 426
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 425
When Lila overhears her uncle talking about a man coming to look for property in the county, she doesn't think twice, until her uncle says he hopes Lila will find enough interest to marry the man. How can she marry someone named Mortimer Luthford, not to mention that his advanced age of thirty-three, and especially since she's already in love with her absent cousin Neville?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Happily Ever After
- By J. Byerly on 02-11-20
By: Josi S. Kilpack, and others
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Devil's Desire
- By: Laurie McBain
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
They called him the devil.... With his seductive golden eyes and sin-black hair, it's no wonder Lord Alex Trevegne has earned himself the sinister title - not to mention his reputation as one of the most notorious rakes in England. And she's the only one who can conquer him.... When fate throws Alex and Elysia into a scandalous situation, Alex suddenly finds it surprisingly difficult to tear himself away from her. As an unexpected passion blossoms between them, Elysia begins to wonder if she's finally found heaven....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An oldie but goodie!
- By Tracy T on 10-22-14
By: Laurie McBain
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Ace of Hearts
- By: Barbara Metzger
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 116
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4 out of 5 stars 91
Ace Endicott, the Earl of Carde, needs a woman who will give him an heir, but he never expects to be engaged to three different women, or to become the laughingstock of the gossip columnists. Escaping this London nightmare, he takes a chance and comes up with a winning hand in the game of love.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun Read, but cliffhanger ending
- By Julia Aryeh on 08-09-09
By: Barbara Metzger
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The Scoundrel's Daughter
- Brides of Bellaire Gardens Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 148
Alice, Lady Charlton, is finally free of her dominating husband, but on the verge of her new life, she is trapped when a blackmailer threatens to publish letters that could ruin her. To protect the secrets of her past Alice must find a lord for his daughter, Lucy, to marry. Alice reluctantly agrees to find the girl a noble husband but when Lucy arrives, she's difficult and uncooperative and has no interest in her father's scheme. A lord, she says, will only look down his nose at her-and she's having none of that! Desperate, Alice enlists the aid of her handsome young nephew.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Stopped listening @ Ch14 bc of coercive "romance"
- By potsherds on 01-20-22
By: Anne Gracie
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The Husband Trap
- By: Tracy Anne Warren
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,031
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,047
Winner of a RITA, a National Readers’ Choice Award, the HOLT Medallion, and the Golden Quill, New York Times best-selling author Tracy Anne Warren is among the most acclaimed and popular Regency romance storytellers. In The Husband Trap, the reserved Lady Violet Brantford agrees to swap identities with her vivacious sister. Before she knows it, she’s married to the Duke of Raeburn, who finds himself pleasantly surprised with his charming new wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Passionate and emotional narration...
- By SIMARA on 01-23-13
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You May Kiss the Bride
- The Penhallow Dynasty, Book 1
- By: Lisa Berne
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Wealthy and arrogant, Gabriel Penhallow knows it's time to fulfill his dynastic duty. All he must do is follow "The Penhallow way" - find a biddable bride, produce an heir and a spare, and then live separate lives. It's worked so well for generations, certainly one kiss with the delectable Livia Stuart isn't going to change things. Society dictates he marry her, and one chit is as good as another as long as she's from a decent family.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slow Story. EXCELLENT SUPERB NARRATION!
- By Tracy T on 03-30-17
By: Lisa Berne