A Precious Jewel
โ Scribed by Mary Balogh
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.
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_New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh weaves a sensuous spell of romance that brings together the unlikeliest pair of lovers in the unlikeliest place of all-- an infamous London house of pleasure.
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** She was unlike any woman he'd ever met in the ton or the demimonde. But Sir Gerald Stapleton frequented Mrs. Blyth's euphemistically dubbed "finishing school" for pure, uncomplicated pleasure--and nothing else. So why was this confirmed bachelor so thoroughly captivated by one woman in particular? Why did he find himself wondering how such a rare jewel of grace, beauty, and refinement as Priss had ended up a courtesan? And when she needed protection, why did Gerald, who'd sworn he'd never get entangled in affairs of the heart, hasten to set her up as his own pampered mistress to ensure her safety--and have her all to himself?
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