
The Most Marvellous Summer: A Contemporary Romance Novel―Dive into this Summer Beach Read
Betty Neels
She fell for the eminent surgeon instantly — but he was already engaged to someone else.
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"Matilda had every quality that turned a man's head, but she had remained heart-whole and fancy-free despite a number of offers. Then she met eminent surgeon James Scott-Thurlow and fell in love at first sight. But James clearly did not feel the same way. How could he when he was already engaged to the glamorous Rhoda?"--Page 4 of cover.
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