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A Voidable Marriage in History: Marrying the Sister of One’s Late Wife or the Brother of One’s Late Husband + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

A plot we readers often encounter in historical romance set in the Regency Period is when the hero takes up with his late wife’s sister. In “Leave Her Wild,” Darcy momentarily wonders if Jane Bennet died in childbirth, could he … Continue reading

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