The Tycoon and the Townie - Elizabeth Lane

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Одинокая мать Кейт Валера большую часть своей жизни провела, завидуя тому, как живет другая половина общества. И в один прекрасный день она увидела, что Джефферсон Пэриш смотрит на нее в ответ. Богатый вдовец был всем, о чем она мечтала... и о чем знала, что у нее никогда не будет.

Джефф пробудил в Кейт что-то дремавшее в ней много лет, и она уже не была уверена, что это в ней еще есть. Но она знала, что он привык к «определенному типу женщин», а она – официантка в форме – явно не подходила под это описание. Был ли их роман лишь летним увлечением? Или осенний ветер сдует их к алтарю?

THE TYCOON AND THE TOWNIE

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Электронная Книга «The Tycoon and the Townie» написана автором Elizabeth Lane в году.

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Язык: Английский

ISBN: 9781472069405

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