His Reluctant Mistress
painismydrug
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  • Reads 60,047
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  • Parts 7
  • Time 1h 4m
painismydrug
Ongoing, First published Jan 12, 2012
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Sequel to The Compromised Duchess.
From the moment the notorious rake Lord Adam Davenport moved into Weighbridge House, he had become a thorn in the backside of Lady Catherine Abbington, confirmed spinster of the Abbington household.

Catherine had come to accept her life of solitude as an unmarried lady, and simply wished to be left alone to her own devices. but Lord Davenport seems determined to disrupt her routine and get beneath her skin in ways she hated to admit were extremely pleasant.
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