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When Sophie Temple discovers a letter inquiring about a child her late aunt had borne some twenty years ago, Sophie decides to pose as the long lost child. She'll give herself one season to carry out the deception so she can make the best marriage possible. Unfortunately, she never counted on meeting Gideon Hayworth, Earl of Ashford.
The dashing earl is anything but respectable, but suddenly he is all Sophie's heart desires.
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February 15, 2006: While having May and Robert's story finally concluded was nice, it does not save the snail's pace of this ending tale of Bond Street. There was no passion in either lead charactor. Both were so bland as to blend into the wallpaper in both their bedchambers. That was about all the romance there was too, had to look hard to find it. After the first two in the series I was looking forward to another but now am glad it is concluded.
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September 19, 2005: Lady May has spent quite some time finding her illegitimate nieces and setting them up in society. Her latest find, Sophie, has as many secrets as May herself, or more. Sophie is not a lost heiress, but a woman desperately trying to avoid being a courtesan. Faking her way into society seems like her best option. Then, May's late husband's nephew, Gideon, comes on the scene and turns Sophie's world on its ear. Does she dare continue her masquerade and does she dare not? ................. Multiple plots interweave in this detailed novel. Fans of the series will both rejoice and mourn as it concludes.