The Dutiful Duke
A Lady Incensed €¦
Miss Thomasina €œNia€ Pringle has resolved to champion the cause of an innocent child illegitimately sired and then abandoned by an unscrupulous aristocrat. And so the beautiful, high-spirited school teacher confronts the blackguard€s brother and insists that he acknowledge the unfortunate wait.
A Gallant Gentleman €¦
Wyatt Perryvale is aghast when a strange woman steals into his coach, points a gun at him €¦ and demands that he accept responsibility for a fatherless urchin! The child€s resemblance to Wyatt€s late lamented brother is uncanny however. So the sad, fair-minded lord agrees to take her in and hires the audacious Miss Pringle to act as her governess €“ never dreaming that Nia has much to teach him as well €¦ about joy, and living, and love.
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