02482cam a2200457 i 4500 2642295424 TxAuBib 20251215120000.0 r 251207s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781420122435 electronic bk. 1420122436 electronic bk. MWT12419522 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Putney, Mary Jo, author. The Bargain [Hoopla] / Mary Jo Putney. [United States : Zebra Books, 2011. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (384 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Regency (Putney) ; ; 1 Instant title available through hoopla. Mismatched lovers and unexpected attraction catch fire in this timeless novel by the New York Times bestselling author and legend in historical romance Mary Jo Putney. . . Forced to wed to keep her inheritance, independent Lady Jocelyn Kendal finds an outrageous solution: she proposes marriage to Major David Lancaster, an officer dying from his Waterloo wounds. In return for making her his wife, she will provide for his governess sister. But after the bargain is struck and the marriage is made, the major makes a shocking, miraculous recovery. Though they agree to an annulment, such matters take time. . .time enough for David to realize he is irrevocably in love with his wife. Haunted by her past, Jocelyn refuses to trust the desire David ignites in her. She never counted on a real husband, least of all one who would entice her to be a real wife. But some bargains are made to be broken--and his skilled courtship is impossible to resist. . . Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. Aristocracy (Social class) Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Regency Fiction. London (England) Social life and customs Fiction. Electronic books. Historical fiction. lcgft Romance fiction. lcgft History fast Fiction. Fiction. lcgft hoopla digital. Regency (Putney) ; ; 1. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12419522?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4534 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9781420122435_180.jpeg Cover image CLMPL