The Bartered Virgin

Sold to the highest-ranked aristocrat!

That's what Winnifred Percy, New York City heiress, considered her engagement to Sir David Knightsbridge, Earl of Wolshingham. It's 1902 and she wants to be a modern woman, free to travel the world. To do that she needs to show the Earl she is a completely unsuitable bride.

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Smoking and cursing doesn't have much effect on David so Winn reads him a very naughtyFrench book. That leads to unexpectedly passionate kisses, and David's declaration that he wants to marry her. Drat Even when she takes him to Coney Island to mingle with ordinary people and eat exotic hot dogs he's intrigued...and intriguing.

When desire leads them into scandal, Winn realizes she's ruined his hopes for restoring his family's honor. Can she let him go to find a more suitable bride?

44,800 words

Audience
adult
Length
short · 135 pages

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