The Temporary Wife/A Promise of Spring

The Temporary Wife/A Promise of SpringBy: Mary Balogh In two classic tales of Regency era romance from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh, the vagaries of love have a way of challenging the most convenient arrangements. THE TEMPORARY WIFE Miss Charity Duncan has no illusions about Lord Anthony Earhearts proposal. The arrogant aristocrat has made it painfully clear what he wants: a wife who will enrage the father he despises and then disappear from his life. In exchange,

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