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The Masked Heiress
THE WAGES OF SIN COULD HARDLY BE BETTER...
Lovely young Gina Buxton had to say yes to the sleek stranger who visited her in Newgate Prison. Only by agreeing to be his pawn in a sinister plot of impersonation could she escape rotting in a living hell.
Thus this friendless foundling girl entered London society as the long-lost granddaughter of a powerful and aging lord. But not even her beauty and grace could still the malicious gossip about her. Not even the sweetness of wealth and privilege could keep her secret shame from growing. And not even chilling fear of being unmasked could quench her longing for elegant, arrogant Edward Peregrine, though this worldly-wise aristocrat clearly suspected the truth, and toyed with her like a cat with a mouse.
Lovely young Gina Buxton had to say yes to the sleek stranger who visited her in Newgate Prison. Only by agreeing to be his pawn in a sinister plot of impersonation could she escape rotting in a living hell.
Thus this friendless foundling girl entered London society as the long-lost granddaughter of a powerful and aging lord. But not even her beauty and grace could still the malicious gossip about her. Not even the sweetness of wealth and privilege could keep her secret shame from growing. And not even chilling fear of being unmasked could quench her longing for elegant, arrogant Edward Peregrine, though this worldly-wise aristocrat clearly suspected the truth, and toyed with her like a cat with a mouse.
- GenresRomanceRegencyHistorical
191 pages, mass market paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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March 5, 2011
This novel started with a very interesting scene in Newgate prison, the place the heroine has been emprisoned after being convicted of a theft that she didn't really commit. However, the book lost a lot of steam after the first 50 pages or so. Truthfully, I did have a lot enjoyment reading this boo, but that was because I was reading bits of it out loud in pirate voice to my husband in bed. There was nary a pirate to be seen in this book, but sometimes when your historical starts to bore you, the pirate voice in your head can bring back the fun ;)
August 4, 2014
starts off strong, but the most interesting "mystery" of who the heroine is, is quickly revealed and then the book drags until a very quick sudden finish. turns out the hero hates the woman he thinks is an imposter, because he so very much wanted her to not be an imposter, since he has loved her since she was three, because she fell of a swing and was very brave while he was afraid for her...um, what?
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October 22, 2024
This really has it all. Literally everything. Anastasia plot, threatened murder, a heroine that realizes she loves the hero on the final page of the book, and spies. Also, a 1977 advertisement where you can buy Salem’s Lot for $1.75. A Time Machine!
February 23, 2024
It is an interesting story
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