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    <body><![CDATA[Very unique book as even the dialogue was descriptive, since the female lead was a deaf/mute.  I really enjoyed it.  I also enjoyed knowing how things were working out with the leads from a previous book (Heartless).  <br/><br/>The story is set in the 1700 so some of the dialogue is a little off b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27544792">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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