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Joan Smith: The Waltzing Widow

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HAD HER INNOCENT MASQUERADE COME TO THIS–A PROPOSAL OF MISTRESS-SHIP? Convinced that Lucy Percy was a mere fortune hunter throwing her cap at his twit Continue →

Georgette Heyer: The Reluctant Widow

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In The Reluctant Widow, Elinor Rochdale, a young woman of good birth but straitened circumstances, sets out to accept a position as a governess and Continue →

Joan Smith: Imprudent Lady

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Prudence Mallow, country miss, finds herself in London as the poor relation of her Uncle Clarence, a true British eccentric (and erstwhile painter). When she Continue →

Barbara Metzger: The Primrose Path

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‘TWAS MORE THAN JUST A BONE OF CONTENTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS! Seventh Viscount Knowle–a war hero, a rising star in politics, a nonpareil in tonnish circles– Continue →