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The third anthology of 3 Harlequin romances by Margaret Malcolm

by Margaret Malcolm

Published 1983574 pagesISBN 978-0-3732-0072-6

Not Less Than All There are some problems that money will solve, but for Rosamund it created them. When, on the eve of her marriage to John, she learned that he was a rich man, she was faced with a dilemma. Should she tell him of her discovery, or should she wait for him to tell her of his wealth? The Lonely Road 'Millionaire's daughter weds father's employee.' That, Lucy realized numbly, had been the reason for Dick's jilting her on the very morning of their wedding. But Lucy was courageous and set out to build herself a new life without him. She found a pleasant job as a secretary to an authoress, and in her employer's nephew, Owen Vaughan, found a champion who helped her more than anything to pull herself together again. So it was doubly hard that after all her efforts to recover, almost the first people Lucy should meet in her new life were Dick and his new wife. Cherish This Wayward Heart Poor Judith! Her father had always wanted a son, and had shown his daughter plainly that she was a disappointment to him. So she had grown up aggressive, touchy, determined to show that she was as good as any man -- or better. Then her father died --and her aunt, determined to repair the damage he had wrought, imported Charles Saxilby to manage the estate. That brought two strong personalities into collision -- and it was not long before the sparks began to fly!

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Fiction · Romance

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Dark tone · Steady pace

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Reading lengthA longer, immersive read574 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1983
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-3732-0072-6
Language
English
Edition record
OL24388686M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

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