When a determined heiress tries to convince a reluctant captain to stay invested in her bank, she risks losing everything, including her heart. Lucy Brook is desperate. With a mere fortnight to save her bank, she chases her wealthiest patron to a house party. But the more she comes to know the rugge
The Captain's Lady
โ Scribed by Robecca Austin
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1999003241
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โฆ Synopsis
"Robecca Austin is a truly gifted writer. She knows how to set a scene, subtly develop a character, and build tension as the story unfolds. She evokes time and place in elegant strokes, and creates vividly realized, emotionally rich people. Her first book is a cause for celebration!"
--Kate Cayley, Trillium Book Award Winner, How You Were Born
The Captain's Lady
Lady Isabella Pennington's life is knotted in rumors.
London's gentry, like most high societies pounce on scandal. Not willing to risk another disastrous engagement, Isabella is determined not to love the wrong man again and plots her re-entry into high society. However, she has never forgotten the rogue Captain Nicholas, or their passionate afternoon years ago.
No sooner than she agrees to be the lady society insists upon, Nicholas makes bold promises of marriage that startles high society, setting a course to awaken desires she's never known.
Nicholas is no...
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