The bride's necklace

Name: The bride's necklace
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Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780778321255

by Unknown Author

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409 pages2005MIRA BooksISBN 9780778321255

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Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to pay for their escape to London. Terrified that the baron will find them, Victoria poses as Tory Temple and finds employment as a servant in the household of handsome Cordell Easton, the scandalous Earl of Brant.The sisters' arrival couldn't have been more welcome. In need of a new mistress, Cord turns to Tory, whose wit and intellect intrigue him. But when the baron discovers the girls' whereabouts, Cord learns Tory's secrether noble birth. Furious that he has compromised the daughter of a peer, Cord must decidemarry Tory and keep her safe, or allow his stubborn pride to deny his heart. Necklace Trilogy The Bride's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #1) The Devil's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #2) The Handmaiden's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #3)

Publication Details

Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2005
Pages: 409
ISBN: 9780778321255

About Unknown Author

Kathleen Kelly was born on 14 July 1947 in the Central Valley of California, USA. She obtained a degree in Anthropology and History from the University of California in Santa Barbara. She was a real estate broker, when she met her future husband, Larry Jay Martin. A short time after the two became acquainted, Larry asked her to read an unpublished manuscript of an historical western he'd written. Kat fell in love with both the book and the author! Then, after doing some editing for him, she thought she'd try her own hand at writing. She moved on to become a full time writer. Published since 1988, she signs her books with her married name, Kat Martin. She has also used two pseudonyms: Kathy Lawrence, for a book written in collaboration with her husband Larry Jay Martin; and Kasey Marx, for her first contemporary romances. The New York Times bestselling writer, among her many awards, has won the prestigious RT Book Review Magazine Career Achievement Award. To date, Kat has over eleven million copies of her books in print. She has been published in seventeen foreign countries, including England, South Africa, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Bulgaria, China, and Korea. Currently residing with her husband, a Western-writer and photographer, in Missoula, Montana, USA. When they are not writing, they enjoy skiing and traveling, particularly to Europe.