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    <body><![CDATA[This story was as touching as it was funny. I absolutely loved the chemestry between the hero and heroine. Avery is a wanderer, traveling the world until the time his promised inheritance, Mill House becomes available to him. Lily, an outspolen suffragist, is the woman given a chance to prove her me...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29441689">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first book by Connie Brockway I´ve read, but it won´t be the last.<br/><br/>'My Dearest Enemy' has it all: it´s funny and, at the same time, heartbreaking, Romantic - yes, with a capital &quot;R&quot;! - and has two of the most charming couples I´ve &quot;met&quot;. Avery and Lily...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45250778">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the only one of three Brockways I could actually finish, although she's supposed to be a very approachable romance writer.  Sweet moments, but ruled overmuch by the setup and background (she stole his inheritance! but she's capable!), as opposed to the characters themselves being compelling...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56435722">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read over 5000 books in my 39 years and I can count on one hand the number of them that have made me cry.  This fantastic book has been added to that list!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved the animosity between the characters, and how the character was not physically flawless (asthma).]]></body>
    
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