An independent, beautiful woman trapped by the conventions of Regency England, Dorothea Sandham is the charming heroine of this captivating novel from the author of Adriana and Louisa. When Dorthea accepts and attractive offer of marriage from the haughty Sir Tate Bancroft, it seems as if the marriage of convenience will benefit both of them. But when Dorothea makes the acquaintance of a charming French emigre- and Sir Tate returns from the Penninsular War with a beautiful Portuguese widow- their marriage of conveience abruptly turns into a nighmare of jealousy and intrigue...

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