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Lady Larkspur Declines
Sharon Sobel
Performance of a lifetime Jilted by her fiancé, Lady Larkspur finds herself in a
very vulnerable position. As the only unattached daughter
of a peer, she is in danger of becoming an old maid at
twenty-four. Until her father arranges a marriage behind
her back—to a man thrice her age. Desperate to avoid a loveless marriage, the headstrong
Lady Larkspur pretends she is ill—and unsuitable to become
a wife. But her swoons and fevers don’t fool Benedict
Queensman, the physician who is charged with her care. He
immediately sees Lark’s “decline” as artifice, yet whisks
her off to Brighton in hopes that the sea air can revive
her. But the last thing Ben wants is to cure the woman who
has won his heart—just to lose her to another….
Signet (Regency), March 2005
ISBN #0451214595 240 pages Paperback $4.99
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