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Loading... The Last Waltz (Signet Regency Romance) (edition 1998)by Mary Balogh
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. As a young woman, Christina turned her back on the man she loved, Gerard, when his cousin convinced her that he was a rake and a gambler, like her father, and offered her a secure marriage. Gerard's heart was broken and he fled to the wilderness of Canada and made a new life for himself. Now he has unexpectedly inherited the estate that was owned by Christina's husband. As they hostilely and warily meet again and plan for a Christmas house party, Gerard discovers that Christina's husband humiliated and beat her, and twisted her mind to convince her that most entertainment and enjoyment was sinful and would corrupt people. Christina realizes that Gerard is not an irresponsible rake, and she finally reveals what her husband told her to get her to marry him; they were gross exaggerations and he only wanted to hurt Gerard, whom he hated. They find forgiveness and redemption of their love. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Gerard Percy, the new Earl of Wanstead, dreads returning home to Thornwood, where the widow of his predecessor lives with her two children. He has unhappy memories of Christina, the widowed countess. But it is Christmas, and he decides to take a houseful of guests with him to make his return easier. For her part, Christina feels an equal dread of seeing Gerard again, ten years after she renounced him in order to marry his strict, puritanical-but seemingly safe-cousin. She is horrified when she learns about the guests and the fact that Christmas this year is to be a bright and merry occasion, for her late husband would allow no frivolity of any kind in their life. And so they meet again, these two former lovers who have bitterly resented each other for ten years-but never forgotten each other. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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