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Author:

Lowell, Joanna, author.

Title:

The runaway duchess / Joanna Lowell.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Jove,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

350 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Identity theft--Fiction.
Deception--Fiction.
Botanists--Fiction.
Nobility--Fiction.
England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Includes a readers guide.

Summary:

"A runaway bride dumps a duke and rewrites her own love story in this enchanting Victorian historical romance. Pretty and pampered, Lavinia Yardley always dreamed of becoming a duchess. But family disgrace forces her into marriage with the most vile duke in England, and she finds herself desperate for a way out. When a rustic stranger mistakes her for globe-trotting botanist Muriel Pendrake at a train station, Lavinia has a split second to decide whether to submit to her fate or steal someone else's. Neal Traymayne spent his youth traveling the world as Varnham Nurseries' most daring plant hunter. Now he runs the nursery and is ready to settle down with a like-minded wife who'll fit right in with his large, happy, down-to-earth family. His correspondence with Muriel Pendrake proved they're the perfect match. Odd that the woman in the flesh seems more like a society belle than a scientist. As they tramp the Cornish moors together, Lavinia and Neal discover a wild and rare desire. But this blossoming love is rooted in lies, and when the real Muriel Pendrake shows up, they can't hide from who they are. The truth may wither their hopes of happiness, or it may bloom into the sweetest love of all"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0593198301
9780593198308

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1258039732

LCCN:

2021031465

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