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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Under the wide and starry sky shared a familiar theme where independent thinking women fall in love with talented, powerful men and have no problem shifting into the shadows to allow their lover to suck up all the sun. With impeccable research and rich detail, nancy horan weaves together fact and fiction to. Top pick for book clubs nancy horan follows her acclaimed novel loving frank 2007 with another beautifully rendered historical romance.
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