Difference between revisions of "The Temporary Wife"
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* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451191439/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Temporary Wife] | * '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451191439/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Temporary Wife] | ||
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== Book Description == | == Book Description == | ||
'''The Pernicious Proposal''' | '''The Pernicious Proposal''' | ||
<br>Miss Charity Duncan had no illusions when she said yes to the marriage proposal of Lord Anthony Earheart. This arrogant aristocrat made it painfully clear what he wanted of her. Would Charity agree to be the wife he needed to enrage the father he hated? Of course. Would Charity then depart from his life in return for the money she and her family desperately needed? Of course. Was Earheart as heartless as he was handsome and as remorseless as he was rich? Of course. | <br>Miss Charity Duncan had no illusions when she said yes to the marriage proposal of Lord Anthony Earheart. This arrogant aristocrat made it painfully clear what he wanted of her. Would Charity agree to be the wife he needed to enrage the father he hated? Of course. Would Charity then depart from his life in return for the money she and her family desperately needed? Of course. Was Earheart as heartless as he was handsome and as remorseless as he was rich? Of course. | ||
<br>It was only when Charity entered into this mockery of a marriage that she discovered that things were not as simple as they seemed. For when the libertine lord took her in his arms, it was not only her marriage contract that threatened to be broken - but her heart as well.... | <br>It was only when Charity entered into this mockery of a marriage that she discovered that things were not as simple as they seemed. For when the libertine lord took her in his arms, it was not only her marriage contract that threatened to be broken - but her heart as well.... | ||
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| + | * [[1997 RRA Awards Winners|1997 RRA Best Regency Romance]] | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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== Other Editions == | == Other Editions == | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 24 May 2008
- Author: Mary Balogh
- Publisher: Signet Regency Romance
- Year: May 1997 (ISBN 0-451-19143-9)
- Setting: Regency England
- Amazon Listing: The Temporary Wife
Book Description
The Pernicious Proposal
Miss Charity Duncan had no illusions when she said yes to the marriage proposal of Lord Anthony Earheart. This arrogant aristocrat made it painfully clear what he wanted of her. Would Charity agree to be the wife he needed to enrage the father he hated? Of course. Would Charity then depart from his life in return for the money she and her family desperately needed? Of course. Was Earheart as heartless as he was handsome and as remorseless as he was rich? Of course.
It was only when Charity entered into this mockery of a marriage that she discovered that things were not as simple as they seemed. For when the libertine lord took her in his arms, it was not only her marriage contract that threatened to be broken - but her heart as well....
Awards
Reviews
Other Editions
Germany
- Title: Ein Engel für den Marquess
- Publisher: Cora Verlag
- Imprint: Mylady 267, November 1998
