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DeeDeeElle
Complete, First published Dec 12, 2014
Mature
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When Joanna Vernon is rejected by the ambitious Sir Roger Danby her dreams of the prestigious life as the wife of a knight are shattered.
Hal Danby has always refused to live in the shadow of his half-brother, determined to carve his
own path through life.When circumstances throw Sir Roger's jilted betrothed into his path he reluctantly takes her as his bride. Now he finds himself with an unwilling wife who he is determined to make love him, if only he can rid her of the memories of his brother.
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The Scotsman and the unwanted wife

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