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Desperate remedies, by Christina Courtenay

Label
Desperate remedies, by Christina Courtenay
Language
eng
Intended audience
Adult
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Desperate remedies
Responsibility statement
by Christina Courtenay
Series statement
Dales large print
Summary
A sparkling Regency tale of love and treachery! Following a stolen moment in the orangery at a London ball, Alexandra - Lexie -Holloway falls in love with Jacob Brooke, Earl of Synley. When Synley marries his neighbour Lady Catherine Downes, a lady old enough to be his mother, Lexie's heart is broken, and she travels to Italy as companion to Lady Belvedere. Returning to England three years later she visits her sister and brother-in-law, Sir George and Lady Hawthorne. Whilst out riding with their young son Rupert she meets Synley again and discovers he is now widowed, but their blossoming relationship is threatened when it appears someone wants Synley dead!

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