A Merry EscapadeLady Mirthton is humiliated to discover that her father has confessed to being a spy, and his dying words to her are cryptic--something about a list which is hidden at the sign of the sabot. Now her life is in danger, and she turns to war hero Marcus Forester for help. Marcus accepts her proposal--now Lady Mirthton must accept his. |
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