The Replaced Sister
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Mercia has always lived in the shadows--hidden away in a quiet village as the illegitimate daughter of Count Edevane.
But when her legitimate half-sister, Lady Elise, vanishes days before her engagement to the powerful Duke Thorne, Mercia is summoned to take her place.
Thrust into a world she hardly understands, Mercia must learn to play the role of a noble lady-or risk her family's disgrace.
It's not easy being Elise and the more she learns about her fiancé, she realizes that there's more to him that meets the eye?
Will Mercia make it in this high-stakes society as an imposter or will her downfall come sooner or later?
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