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An infamous earl and the untamed daughter of a duke never marry conveniently

As the only daughter of a duke, proud and spirited Lady Aubree is accustomed to having her way, until the day her father denies her the only man she could possibly love. In a fit of despair, she rebelliously turns to the infamous Earl of Heathmont to help her gain her estate.

Rumor has it that the earl murdered his first wife, but he has urgent military reasons to catch the duke’s attention. When innocent Lady Aubree flings herself into his arms, he has even better reason to offer the marriage the duke demands—the lady is the most fascinating female to grace his company in years.

Convinced she belongs with another, they agree to annulment once their goals are met. But powerful passion—and love—may change the rules...

433 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 2, 1988

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Patricia Rice

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With several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice writes emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances which have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.

Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.

A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.

She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid

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Profile Image for Kimberly Zellmer-Koehler.
16 reviews22 followers
May 28, 2023
Fire the Editor: I gave this book a three because of all the errors in it. There were grammatical errors, missing words, and misspelled words. The errors were pretty bad in all of the Dark Lords and Dangerous Ladies series, but this one was the worst out of the five books. This was my favorite of the five books. Ms. Rice has a beautiful romance that I would have rated a four or five without the errors.
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3,159 reviews305 followers
August 21, 2008
INDIGO MOON - NR
Rice, Patricia - standalone

Young Lady Aubree Berford complies with her father's dying wish and chooses a husband. But her choice is unacceptable, and when she engages the disreputable third Earl of Heathmont to help her arrange an elopement, little does she count on her growing passion for this unlikely knight-errant.

The names of three of the main characters all start with "A." It a typical virgin-and-the-ruined-duke story, but not well done. Pass on this.
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162 reviews29 followers
September 5, 2013
I gave this 5 stars more for sentiment. It was one of the first romances that I ever read. The first being The Maide of Lorne by Terri Brisbin. I lived on an island in WA state at the time with limited book sources (and book buying funds) and so had to reread books quite a bit. Anyway, I remember this book as being one of the ones that got me hooked on romances.
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February 11, 2021
Sorry. Although there is a lot to like here, I can't abide characters who will not be honest with each other.
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