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The Dedicated Villain

by Patricia Veryan · 1989

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HOW THE DEVIL COULD A FELLOW MAKE LOVE TO A GIRL WHO GIGGLED WHEN HE TRIED TO KISS HER?!

Fiona Bradford was more amused than offended by handsome Roland Fairleigh Mathieson's passionate ardour. He was acting, she suspected—a talent that seemed to come quite naturally as he managed to wangle his way into the caravan of traveling actors led by Fiona's father.

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Indeed, everyone had a part to play. The troupe was actually a band of Jacobite sympathizers secretly transporting Bonnie Prince Charlie's treasure. And Roland, a self-professed rake, duellist, soldier of fortune, and dedicated villain—who had every intention of profiting from these turbulent times—planned to steal the loot for himself. That is, until he encountered the charming, unpredictable, and thoroughly confounding Fiona...

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Georgian and 18th centuryGeorgian and 18th centuryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thishistorical romancehistorical romanceMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
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GeorgianGeorgianMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 358 pages

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