β Scribed by Rice, Patricia
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She was woman enough to tempt a saint--and lady enough to be dangerous Lady Cassandra Howard has frequented gambling hells as her fatherβs lucky charm since childhood βbut luck ran out along the way. Now, her brother intends to sell her into marriage with a wealthy, dissolute rake. Cass has done many things for her family, but this wonβt be one of them. Her neighbor, βSaintβ Wyatt Mannering, Earl of Merrick, has chosen a brideβone as proper and virtuous as he. But when lovely Cass attempts to trick him into marriage with seduction, heβs almost temptedβexcept Β sheβs much too naΓ―ve to be a seductress and his conscience wonβt let him. By saving her reputation, he ruins her lifeβand she vows never to be dependent on another man, including the earl, who is rapidly losing his halo over his ravishing new neighbor. Keywords: England, Regency, gambling, aristocrat, marriage of convenience Previously titled Touched by Magic
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