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The Devil's Daughter
Her low standing as companion to the three neglected young wards of the aristocratic Marquis of Capel does not prevent Harriet Yorke from confronting the Marquis with his responsibilities towards them.
She makes her bold assault on his London home — not for nothing is she called the Devil’s Daughter — as the Marquis is leaving to fight a dangerous duel, and fiery, Harriet’s ill-timed interference there almost causes his death.
To make amends, Harriet nurses the wounded Marquis, hoping that her tender care will win his heart. Yet other men are quicker to respond to her charms than Harriet's obstinate patient, who refuses to alter his low opinion of her. Perhaps jealousy is the answer? And what better rival for her affections than the gallant Lord Bruce Wendover, who is always at hand. . .
She makes her bold assault on his London home — not for nothing is she called the Devil’s Daughter — as the Marquis is leaving to fight a dangerous duel, and fiery, Harriet’s ill-timed interference there almost causes his death.
To make amends, Harriet nurses the wounded Marquis, hoping that her tender care will win his heart. Yet other men are quicker to respond to her charms than Harriet's obstinate patient, who refuses to alter his low opinion of her. Perhaps jealousy is the answer? And what better rival for her affections than the gallant Lord Bruce Wendover, who is always at hand. . .
329 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1978
About the author
Marguerite Bell
6 books4 followersOne of many pseudonyms used by Ida Julia Pollock, née Crowe.
Mrs. Pollack was a British writer of several short-stories and 125 romance novels that were published under her married name and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell. She has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. She has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.
Ida and her husband, Lt Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (1888–1971), a veteran of war and Winston Churchill's collaborator and editor, had a daughter, Rosemary Pollock, who is also a romance writer.
Mrs. Pollack was a British writer of several short-stories and 125 romance novels that were published under her married name and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell. She has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. She has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.
Ida and her husband, Lt Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (1888–1971), a veteran of war and Winston Churchill's collaborator and editor, had a daughter, Rosemary Pollock, who is also a romance writer.
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November 28, 2018
H is a complete ass, uses OW to make h jealous and actually taunts her about it. Not worth reading.
October 28, 2023
this was the first masquerade book i ever read and i didn't remember it all. i have now reread it.
the beginning was good but in the end i just didn't enjoy. i felt the hero and heroine didn't spend enough time together.
the beginning was good but in the end i just didn't enjoy. i felt the hero and heroine didn't spend enough time together.
January 4, 2021
I threw this book in the garbage can as soon as I was finished.
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