The Price of Pride
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Last published Mon, Mar 31, 2014
Sometimes, pride isn't an advantage-it's a weakness. And that's something Lady Georgiana Allaway is about to learn the hard way. After all, there's something different about the sharp-tongued American Michael Reagan that attracts her...possibly, too much.
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