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| colspan="2" align="center" width="175px" | [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR0190-Book-Cover-Girl About Town-1965-Anne Weale.jpeg|175px|thumb|center|1965 UK Edition]]
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| colspan="2" | '''By [[Anne Weale]]'''
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Mills and Boon Romance | Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#190]]
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|   ||  [[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#981]]
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| valign="top" | '''Release Month''' ||  Aug 1965 (UK)
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|   || Jan 1966 (US)
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| colspan="2"              | '''[[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] Series #'''
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Preceded by'''          ||width="100px" | ''[[Lake Of Shadows]]''
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| valign="top"              | '''Followed by'''          ||                ''[[Man Of Destiny]]''
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|- style="background:lightgray" align="center"
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| colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance]] Series #'''
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| valign="top" | '''Preceded by'''||''[[A Song Begins]]''
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| valign="top" | '''Followed by'''||''[[No Orchids By Request]]''
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* '''US Title''': [[Christina Comes To Town]]
 
* '''Author''': [[Anne Weale]]
 
* '''Author''': [[Anne Weale]]
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* '''Publisher''': [[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#190]]
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* '''Year''': 1965, August
 
* '''Settings''': England
 
* '''Settings''': England
  
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'''Description''':
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==Book Description==
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===Blurb 1===
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After seeing the unhappiness caused to her sister by marriage to an irresponsible charmer, Christina felt decidedly prejudiced against good-looking men.So when Sean Savage, the devastatingly attractive head of the firm where she worked, chose her as his temporary secretary, she was firmly on her guard against him from the start. But she need not have worried, for it seemed she could do nothing right in his eyes. He even chose to challenge her right to take an evening job with a reputable escort service, something she had only done anyway to help her sister. What business of his was it in any case? Yet, in spite of all her efforts, Christina had to admit that, after all, she did care what he thought about her...
  
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In order to help her widowed sister, Christina took up evening work for an escort service – to the disapproval of her daytime employer, Sean Savage, head of an exclusive London store. But then Christina always seemed to put herself in the wrong with Mr. Savage…
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===Blurb 2===
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Christina's reason for taking on evening work for an escort service was a good one--but Sean Savage, her daytime employer and head of an exclusive London store, clearly disapproved. But then, no matter what she did, Christina always seemed to find herself in trouble with Mr. Savage.
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==Publication History==
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* '''1965, August''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#190]]) (UK Original Release)
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* '''1966, January''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#981]]) (US Original Release)
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* '''1974''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#F981]]) (UK Reissue)
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==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==
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{|
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR0190-Book-Cover-Girl About Town-1965-Anne Weale.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|Aug 1965 <br\>UK Edition]]
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-HR0981-Christina Comes To Town-1966.01-Anne Weale.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Jan 1966 <br\>US Edition]]
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-MBRF0981-Girl About Town-Anne Weale.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|1974 <br\>UK Reissue]]
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Latest revision as of 07:40, 2 December 2012

1965 UK Edition
By Anne Weale
Publisher Mills & Boon Romance #190
  Harlequin Romance #981
Release Month Aug 1965 (UK)
  Jan 1966 (US)
Mills & Boon Romance Series #
Preceded by Lake Of Shadows
Followed by Man Of Destiny
Harlequin Romance Series #
Preceded by A Song Begins
Followed by No Orchids By Request

Book Description

Blurb 1

After seeing the unhappiness caused to her sister by marriage to an irresponsible charmer, Christina felt decidedly prejudiced against good-looking men.So when Sean Savage, the devastatingly attractive head of the firm where she worked, chose her as his temporary secretary, she was firmly on her guard against him from the start. But she need not have worried, for it seemed she could do nothing right in his eyes. He even chose to challenge her right to take an evening job with a reputable escort service, something she had only done anyway to help her sister. What business of his was it in any case? Yet, in spite of all her efforts, Christina had to admit that, after all, she did care what he thought about her...

Blurb 2

Christina's reason for taking on evening work for an escort service was a good one--but Sean Savage, her daytime employer and head of an exclusive London store, clearly disapproved. But then, no matter what she did, Christina always seemed to find herself in trouble with Mr. Savage.

Publication History

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

Aug 1965 <br\>UK Edition
Jan 1966 <br\>US Edition
1974 <br\>UK Reissue
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