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An Inconvenient Vow

Alice Coldbreath

Brides of Karadok #5

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A loathed widow and the arrogant knight she humiliates are forced to wed — and he vowed chastity.

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Never did Sabina Burrell imagine that foiling a plot against her sister would lead to her having to wed the arrogant Sir Jeffree de Crecy!  She has never met such a loathsome man, and that included her late, unlamented husband!Sir Jeffree, raised in the expectation of succeeding to his uncle’s title, is appalled to become ensnared in a scheme to discredit his uncle’s new bride.  The whole thing is beneath his dignity, as is the shameless young widow who denounces him in front of everyone and makes him look a fool! Jeffree will do anything to salvage his honor, even if it means wedding a woman he despises.  Revenge will be sweet indeed, ensuring Sabina pays for what she did.  What he does not anticipate, is that his own long-prized vow of chastity will be so very sorely tried…

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