Grace: Spinsters of the Ton
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Grace Huntington; a self-declared spinster and independent woman who doesn't believe in love.
Henry Sinclair; the mysterious gentleman serving in the Her Majesty's Navy, yet is never seen in uniform or aboard a ship.
Mystery, espionage and an unlikely romance.
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