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An Indecent Gambit

LECTURAS 289,272
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Partes 33
Hora 7h 15m

LECTURAS 289,272
Votos 19,710
Partes 33
Hora 7h 15m

James Redwood has always loved women and feared marriage. When his parents force him into an arranged marriage against his will, he finds himself engaged to a woman he cannot stand and powerless to avoid what he fears the most. His only hope lies in prudish Grace Follet, his unwanted fiancee: if she breaks the engagement, he will be free. But how can James make Grace break the engagement when she has everything to gain by marrying him and everything to lose by leaving him?Todos los derechos reservados

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