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The Bashful Bride
2018·330 pages
A shy Black heiress elopes with London’s famed actor to escape an arranged marriage, facing danger, race, and secrets in Regency England.
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A shy Black heiress elopes with London’s famed actor to escape an arranged marriage, facing danger, race, and secrets in Regency England.
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A friend's newspaper advertisement for a groom nets the most famous actor in London, Arthur Bex. Shy heiress Ester Croome proposes to elope with the handsome man, who she's secretly loved for two years, in order to escape an impending engagement arranged by her overbearing family. Trying to outlive the shadow of his villainous uncle, Bex needs to marry quickly-to a woman of good character. And smart, beautiful Ester fits the bill. But a harrowing trip to Gretna Green and dangerous abolition rall...
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Sexual content
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Sensual historical romance with passion and on-page intimacy
Violence & gore
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Peril on the elopement road and at dangerous abolition rallies
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central race, abolition, and interracial life themes in Regency England
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Slavery and abolition hardship; family coercion; racial suffering
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