A Season of Virtues

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Sophia James

SHE WAS HIS --- SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED! Ordered to marry, Laird Lachlan Kerr thought a betrothal to homely, timid Lady Grace Stanton was hardly worth the trouble of protest. Yet, despite everything, he found there was something about her that was ... brave. All his life he had been surrounded by betrayal, and this woman, who believed there was still goodness in him, was special indeed. Grace knew that the safety of her home depended on her betrothal --- signed, sealed and delivered! Lachlan's strength and unexpected care of her were dangerously appealing. She could fall for this man with secrets in his eyes ...

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Louise Allen

"Ruined and on the run, Julia Prior is in desperate straits when she meets a gentleman with a shocking proposal. Certain he is close to death, William Hadfield, Lord Dereham, sees Julia as the perfect woman to care for his beloved estate when he is gone--if she will first become his wife... Marriage is Julia's salvation--as Lady Hadfield, she can finally escape her sins. Until three years later, when the husband she believes to be dead returns, as handsome and strong as ever and intent on claiming the wedding night they never had!"-- Page [4] of cover.

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Alana Clayton

AN UNASSUMING LADY For newly married Cassandra Crawford, there was no courtship, simply a written proposal from Jared Moreland, Viscount Carlisle, which her debt-laden stepfather quickly accepted on her behalf. And so she finds herself wed to a handsome, wealthy, and very distant stranger. Jared seems determined to avoid her, leading a life of angry, drunken abandon, Cassy has plenty of love to give, but how can she convince her husband to accept it? AN UNREPENTANT RAKE Jared Moreland is bent on revenge against his own father, for wooing away the woman he once loved. Since then, Jared has done his best to humiliate him by revelling in public debauchery - but his most golden opportunity presents itself when he is told he must marry to continue the family line. Cassandra Crawford - a social and financial nonentity- is perfect. He intends to ignore Cassy completely, thereby ensuring that no heir is produced. But Jared never counted on his new wife's unexpected charm, compassion, and strength. Suddenly, his heart is launching a rebellion of it own, gradually drawing him into an unexpected love ...

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Cindy Holby

"Wounded and on the run, Cade Gentry stumbles into a kind man who's on his way to become the new pastor of Angel's End. But not long after Timothy Key takes him in, Cade's enemies catch up with him, and the young pastor is killed in the crossfire. Cade survives, stealing Timothy's identity to escape and arrives in Angel's End on the brink of death. Leah Findley is the sheriff's widow, trying to make ends meet for herself and her son. Having the new minister as a boarder will help, but she isn't expecting him to be wounded when he arrives. And she definitely isn't expecting the feelings that the new preacher stirs deep inside her. The more time Cade spends with Leah, the deeper he falls in love. To Cade, she's an angel who's saved his life and given him the sense of hope he's never known. But he's not the man she thinks he is, and before he can find permanent shelter in Leah's arms, he must learn to have faith and put his former sins to rest ..."--Page 4 of cover.