Daphne - Six Sisters, Bk 4 Author:M. C. Beaton (a pseudonym of Marion Chesney) Black-haired, exquisite Daphne Armitage embarked on her first Season with secret dread. For though she had long since learned the power of her flawless beauty, she shrank from the open competition of the marriage mart. She is certain she can avoid the turmoil of true love by demanding no more of a husband than to be an elegant companion. Better ... more »to marry her first suitor, the fastidious, self-absorbed Cyril Archer, and be done with it. But when Simon Garfield, notable and wealthy Corinthian, falls in love with the lively girl bubbling beneath the veneer of her beauty, Daphne's resolve is tested...that is, until the vain Mr. Archer threatens to reveal a family scandal so horrible that marriage seems a small price to pay for Daphne to keep the secret. The results are dramatic and delightful!
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