Betrothed Alliance
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Last published Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Set in the 18th century, England.
The Claridge family need to confirm their social standing
The second eldest daughter, Georgiana Claridge is to be married to the Duke of Devonshire
She does not wish to be married.
Whereas he wants another play thing and heir to his throne.
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Lady Letitia finds herself bound in a union not of love, but of duty-wed to the enigmatic grandson of a Duke while her heart still whispers the name of another. Yet what begins as a cold arrangement slowly kindles into something warmer, deeper... unexpected. Through teacups and twisted ankles, family scandals and far-too-polite balls, Letitia learns that affection can bloom in the most peculiar of places-even in a marriage stitched together by society's hand. But just when she opens her heart, she stumbles upon a secret her husband guards with a smile too gentle to be trusted. After all... there's more to the family than meets the eye!
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