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Having refused the man her parents chose for her, Miriam Jacobson travels to Europe with her physician uncle, acting as a companion and secretary in his research. When her uncle dies, Napoleon's war with England prevents her return home. Seeking safe passage, she becomes involved in a scheme to smuggle gold to Wellington in Spain, accompanied by two attractive men, both of whom detest her - and each other.Tags
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An entertaining piece of fluff set during the Napoleonic Wars. Passed the time very nicely
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Carola Dunn was born in England on November 14, 1946. She received a B.A. in Russian and French from Manchester University and took a secretarial course for graduates at Oxford Tech. She traveled to numerous places around the world including Samoa and Fiji before getting married and settling in California. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, she show more worked in child-care, market research, construction, and wrote definitions for a science and technology dictionary. Her first book, Toblethorpe Manor, was published in 1979. Since then, she has written over 50 books including more than 30 Regency romances and the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters
- Miriam Jacobson; Isaac Cohen; Lord Felix Roworth; Jacob Rothschild
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Important events
- 1802
- First words
- "But I don't want to get married!"
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Miriam did not hear a word.
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- Members
- 55
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.56)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 4
