A Woman of Valour
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Cassandra Mardling, eternal annoyance and decided unromantic, will never fall in love, let alone marry because she knows no man will ever love her as much as she loves herself. However, despite her best efforts at rebellion and her repulsion of almost every eligible bachelor on the island, her father insists that she be married for her own good. His last chance to save his daughter's reputation is the mysterious but charismatic James Greaves.
Personalities clash between Cassandra and Mr Greaves as Cassandra tries to find out just what it is about him that makes her so suspicious. But when disaster strikes and his dark past catches up with him, Greaves has no choice but to take Cassandra with him in his escape.
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