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Narrow Escape

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Reads 10,030
Votes 819
Parts 33
Time 9h 27m

Mature

adventure mystery romance western

Lady Charlotte Hastings escapes an unwanted marriage with the help of the Regina Trent (The Duke's Unusual Proposal) to America. She escapes one dangerous man to come in contact with another one.All Rights Reserved

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