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* '''Author''': [[Anne Mather]]
 
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==Book Description==--->
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==Book Description==
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He despised her but wanted her as a wife
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Jake Howard and his wife, Helen, were outwardly a perfect couple with a perfect marriage. Jake was immensely attractive, rich and successful. Helen was beautiful, intelligent and wellbred.
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But Jake had chosen Helen purely as a lovely possession to crown his success. Helen had accepted him as the only alternative to earning her own living. They both wanted to live their own lives.
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What kind of a marriage was that? On such shaky foundations, how could it last?
  
 
==Publication History==
 
==Publication History==
* 1973, March - [[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#745]] (UK Original Release)
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* '''1973, March''' - [[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#745]] (UK Original Release)
* 1974, January - [[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#32]] (US Original Release)
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* '''1974, January''' - [[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#32]] (US Original Release)
* 1979, October - [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance|Mills & Boon Classics]] [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance By The Numbers|#223]]
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* '''1979, October''' - [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance|Mills & Boon Classics]] [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance By The Numbers|#223]]
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* '''XXXX, XXXXX''' - [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon Special Releases]]
  
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==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==
 
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR0745-JakeHoward'sWife1973.03-AnneMather.jpg|125px|thumb|left|Mar 1973 <br\>UK Edition]]
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-HP0032-JakeHowardsWife1974.01-AnneMather.jpg|125px|thumb|left|Jan 1974 <br\>US Edition]]
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Latest revision as of 06:56, 13 November 2009

1973 UK Edition
By Anne Mather
Publisher Harlequin Presents #32
  Mills & Boon Romance #745
Release Month Jan 1974 (US)
  Mar 1973 (UK)
Harlequin Presents Series #
Preceded by Blue Hills Of Sintra
Followed by Forbidden Rapture
Mills & Boon Romance Series #
Preceded by Uncertain Summer
Followed by Reluctant Voyager

Book Description

He despised her but wanted her as a wife

Jake Howard and his wife, Helen, were outwardly a perfect couple with a perfect marriage. Jake was immensely attractive, rich and successful. Helen was beautiful, intelligent and wellbred.

But Jake had chosen Helen purely as a lovely possession to crown his success. Helen had accepted him as the only alternative to earning her own living. They both wanted to live their own lives.

What kind of a marriage was that? On such shaky foundations, how could it last?

Publication History

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

Mar 1973 <br\>UK Edition
Jan 1974 <br\>US Edition
Release Unknown <br\>UK Reissue