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Promises bound by I do: The Arranged Marriage of High Garden

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Lady Maribell Winters of Hindwell; timid and respectful gets more than she asked for when her mother Lady Rosalind Winters and Father Sir Joesph Winters arrange her marriage to the Lord James Belmont of Loxdale; High Garden's most eligible bachelor.  Overcome with an arrangement of emotions, Lady Winters must survive rumors, back-stabbing, and love triangles of high society in High Garden, Loxdale.All Rights Reserved

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Tempted by a Scoundrel

At the time of the Great revolt of 1857, Julia's parents make her leave India to go to England and stay with her grandfather. Julia is headstrong and highly opinionated-not your typical ray of sunshine. In England she meets the dashing Duke of Adlington who happens to be a rake of the highest calibre. Micheal Wesley-used to the women fawning over him, finds Julia refreshingly real and extremely appealing in spite of thinking her an obligation at first. But not soon after, everything starts to go wrong. Read "Tempted by a Scoundrel" to discover if Julia finds love in England or if she'll go back to India, empty handed and heart broken.