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The Stranger She Married
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The Stranger She Married
Book 1 of the Rogue Hearts series
352 pages · First published 2008
Lady Alicia Palmer enters a marriage of convenience with a mysterious gentleman because practical necessity leaves her few attractive alternatives. Her new husband’s reputation and secrets make trust difficult, while living as his wife exposes qualities that do not fit the dangerous image she expected. Attraction grows alongside questions about his past and the motives of people surrounding them. Donna Hatch opens the Rogue Hearts series with clean Regency romance, mystery, and a heroine discovering that the stranger she married may be far more honorable—and more vulnerable—than society believes.
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- 1 oz gin
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