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The bride's necklace

Martin, Kat. (Author).

Summary: Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to pay for their escape to London. Terrified that the baron will find them, Victoria poses as Tory Temple and finds employment as a servant in the household of handsome Cordell Easton, the scandalous Earl of Brant. The sisters' arrival couldn't have been more welcome. In need of a new mistress, Cord turns to Tory. whose wit and intellect intrigue him. But when the baron discovers the girls' whereabouts, Cord learns Tory's secret--her noble birth. Furious that he has compromised the daughter of a peer, Cord must decide--marry Tory and keep her safe, or allow his stubborn pride to deny his heart.

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  • ISBN: 9780778321255 (mass market)
  • ISBN: 0778321258
  • Physical Description: 409 p. ; 18 cm.
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  • Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA Books, c2005.
Subject: Imposters and imposture -- England -- London -- Fiction
Stepdaughters -- England -- London -- Fiction
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- England -- London -- Fiction
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Mistresses -- Fiction
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genre: Regency fiction.
Love stories.

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Summary: Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to pay for their escape to London. Terrified that the baron will find them, Victoria poses as Tory Temple and finds employment as a servant in the household of handsome Cordell Easton, the scandalous Earl of Brant. The sisters' arrival couldn't have been more welcome. In need of a new mistress, Cord turns to Tory. whose wit and intellect intrigue him. But when the baron discovers the girls' whereabouts, Cord learns Tory's secret--her noble birth. Furious that he has compromised the daughter of a peer, Cord must decide--marry Tory and keep her safe, or allow his stubborn pride to deny his heart.

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