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The Madcap Marriage
Allison Lane
A Daughter of Fortune
There was a time when Helen St. James had everything she
could ever want. But when her parents died, a scheming
uncle seized his chance and kidnapped his niece—stealing
her family’s country estate. Kept under lock and key for a
year, Helen came dangerously close to a forced marriage.
But she fled the altar on foot—and ran until she could run
no more. Now, with nothing but a torn gown and her
reticule, Helen is at the mercy of London’s streets—and if
some noble family does not take her in by nightfall, her
reputation will be forever ruined…
Rafe Thomas has just sworn to marry the first girl he sees
on the road. Any girl would make a better wife than Alice
Hillcrest, whose father is blackmailing Rafe into marrying
her. But when that first girl he sees is a breathtaking,
bewildered temptress with thorns in her wild hair and
despair in her limpid eyes, he wonders what he has gotten
himself into. One thing is certain, however: Rafe is a man
who keeps his word…
“Madcap Marriage is aptly named! Two stubborn,
desperate people tumble into a marriage where passion comes
easy but trust must be earned the hard way. A swift and
sexy read!”—Mary Jo Putney, author of The Bartered
Bride
Signet (Regency), January 2004
224 pages ISBN: 0451210956 Paperback $4.99
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