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The Prodigal Daughter
Allison Lane
Battlefield of Love
Amanda Morrison ignited her father's fury when she
eloped with dashing Jack Morrison. She dared to follow
her gallant husband when he went off to war, and
mourned him when he fell at Waterloo. Now the
beautiful and impoverished young widow was forced to
come home to a different kind of war-with a father who
would neither forget nor forgive her defiance.
Her father laid down the law with a vengeance. She was
to live in seclusion, never to disgrace the family name
again. And above an she would keep out of the way of
the haughty Duke of Norwood, lest she ruin her
stepsister Emily's chances of snaring the catch of the
marriage mart. Amanda had no trouble agreeing. She
heartily disliked the arrogant duke at f"1fst sight. The
trouble was, she could not seem to keep her eyes off this
infuriating man-and the more she saw of him, the
harder it was to fight the battle between her duty as a
daughter and her desire as a woman. ...
Signet (Regency), November 1996
224 pages ISBN: 0451186826 Paperback $5.50
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