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The Artful Heir
Martha Kirkland
A Scandalous Predicament
With her renowned father ill, Miss Sarah Sterling
traveled to Donmore Hall by herself to clean and
restore the priceless paintings left to the new heir,
Matthew Donaldson. It was simply scandalous for a
young lady to be unchaperoned and employed; far
worse, Matthew Donaldson was no gentleman. A
rough-and-tumble past had left him too unrefined
for the narrow-minded ton.
Yet as Sarah set out to prove her expertise at art,
she would find herself taken by Matthew's
decidedly uncommon charm. Alas, his uncommon
wealth would soon attract several uninvited
highborn guests, incJuding one prospective bride.
Sarah felt strangely forlorn-and suspicious. Could
it be the Donmore paintings were suddenly
disappearing? Amid intrigue and a growing tendre
for Matthew, Sarah was swept toward a dangerous
liaison only a lady in love would risk. ...
Signet (Regency), December 1996
224 pages ISBN: 0451195620 Paperback $4.99
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