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Torn between her duty and her heart... Staring in the face of poverty, Anne de Lacy takes it upon herself to find a wealthy suitor so she can support her brothers and sisters.But when she meets a handsome, charming young stranger, she finds herself in a dilemma. Harry Crisp is perfect for her in all ways, except the most important: he is penniless. Can she sacrifice her happiness for the good of her family? Or will she be tempted by fate...?Tags
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Harry Crisp and Amy de Lacy. Amy wants to restore her family's fortunes by marrying money, but feels guilty about being a fortune hunter. She meets Harry and they fall for each other. She feels obligated to her family to marry LOTS of money and turns him down but true love wins out. Nicely told and plotted. Pretty much everyone lives happily ever after. As they ought.
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Jo Beverley was born on September 22, 1947 in Lancashire, England. She received a degree in English history from Keele University in Staffordshire in 1970. In the mid-1970s, she moved to Canada with her husband. She wrote over 30 historical romance novels during her lifetime including Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed, The Stolen Bride, The Shattered show more Rose, Lord of Midnight, and Forbidden Magic. She also wrote several series including the Company of Rogues series and the Malloren series. She received numerous awards for her work including five RITAs, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times, The Golden Leaf Award, and the Readers' Choice Award. She died from cancer on May 23, 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Jo Beverley is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canonical title
- The Fortune Hunter
- Original publication date
- 1992-12
- People/Characters
- Amethyst de Lacy "Amy"; Harry Crisp; Chart Ashby; Lord Randal; Sophie, Lady Randal; Piers Verderan, Lord Templemore (show all 14); Emily, Lady Templemore; Lucy Frogmorten; Owen Staverley; Beryl de Lacy; Jasper de Lacy; Jacinth de Lacy; Terance Cornwallis; Aunt Lizzie
- Important places
- England, UK
- First words
- It was a merry party in the Kitchen of Stonycourt in Lincoln-shire , seat of the de Lacy family.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)As Harry kissed Amy, Beryl beamed at her betrothed and said, "Do you know, Owen, dear, you are joining the most fortunate family in the world."
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- Putney, Mary Jo
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- English
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