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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Chivalrous Rake
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'With a broken collarbone, Jack Hamilton was in no mood to have relatives arrive on his doorstep. But the Reverend Dr. Bramley and his daughter were practically penniless, so he couldn't just turn them away. They had obviously left their previous home under a cloud, with Cressida's reputation in tatters.

'And then Jack learnt the true reason for their plight, and his chivalrous nature took over. Cressida was in need of a husband...but was he in need of a wife?' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Richmond, Surrey,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Mills and Boon ,
      2002 .
      Extent: 297p.
      ISBN: 0263831256 (pbk.)
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Regency Revelations Elizabeth Rolls , Chatswood : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2013 6605512 2013 selected work novel

    'The Chivalrous Rake
    'With a broken collarbone, Jack Hamilton was in no mood to have relatives arrive on his doorstep. But the Reverend Dr Bramley and his daughter were practically penniless, so he couldn't just turn them away...

    'They'd left their previous home under a cloud...and with Cressida's reputation in tatters. But when Jack learns the true reason for their plight, his chivalrous nature takes over. Cressida was in need of a husband...but was he in need of a wife?

    'His Lady Mistress
    'When Earl Max Blakehurst meets Verity Scott he sees a downtrodden servant and he proposes a shocking solution – he will set her up as his mistress! It's only once Verity's agreed, and once Max is beginning to lose his heart to her, that he discovers her true identity...'

    Source : publisher's blurb

    Chatswood : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2013
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Duty to Protect Elizabeth Rolls , Chatswood : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2019 20430040 2019 selected work novel historical fiction romance

    'In Debt To The Earl

    'In his quest for revenge against a disreputable card sharp, James, Earl of Cambourne, discovers the man's innocent daughter. While her surroundings are impoverished, her dignity and refinement are unmistakable, and James faces an unsettling question – what will be her fate if he brings her father to justice?

    'Although yearning for love and comfort, Lucy resists the earl's surprising offer of protection. That is, until a price is made on her virginity, and James is the only man who can save her.

    'The Chivalrous Rake

    'With a broken collarbone, Jack Hamilton was in no mood to have relatives arrive on his doorstep. But the Reverend Dr Bramley and his daughter were practically penniless, so he couldn't just turn them away. They had obviously left their previous home, with Cressida's reputation in tatters.

    'And then Jack learnt the true reason for their plight, and his chivalrous nature took over. Cressida was in need of a husband...but was he in need of a wife?'

    Source : publisher's blurb

    Chatswood : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2019
Last amended 4 Nov 2013 14:24:42
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