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Now Face to Face
Widow Barbara Montgeoffry, Countess Devane, finds heartbreak, love, and intrigue in early eighteenth-century Virginia and London as she struggles to build a new life for herself following the devastation of her husband's death, in the sequel to Through a Glass Darkly . Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
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Now Face to Face
On the first day of September in the year of 1721, a galley with a center mast and one sail glided through the waters of the James River in His Majesty King George I’s Royal Colony of Virginia. It was manned by slaves on oars, and in its middle, as if to emphasize her importance, sat its principal passenger, Barbara Montgeoffry, widow to an earl, and therefore a countess: the Countess Devane. She was young to be widowed already, only one-and-twenty, like the century. She sat small, exquisite yet...
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Now Face to Face
At 21 years of age, Countess Devane returns from England to the states as a widow with a sullied name and a tobacco plantation to run. A young lusty woman, the countess is attracted to a handsome smuggler who, unbeknownst to her, is using her port as a base of operations. But despite her interest in the smuggler and the disappearance of her favorite servant, she must return to England to salvage her estate and name.
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Now Face to Face
The beloved heroine from Koen's bestselling Through a Glass Darkly returns in a passionate, unforgettable, romantic tapestry. A widow at age 20, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by the death of her husband in scandalous circumstances, Barbara Devane leaves colonial Virginia for London to confront her enemies and to pursue a deeply satisfying yet dangerous clandestine love.
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Now Face to Face (Paperback)
Now Face to Face (Paperback) Description: At 21 years of age, Countess Devane returns from England to the states as a widow with a sullied name and a tobacco plantation to run. A young lusty woman, the countess is attracted to a handsome smuggler who, unbeknownst to her, is using her port as a base of operations. But despite her interest in the smuggler and the disappearance of her favorite servant, she must return to England to salvage her estate and name. Author: Koen, Karleen ISBN: 9780...
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Now Face to Face
The unforgettable sequel to Karleen Koens beloved debut, Through a Glass Darkly. A bride at fifteen, widowed at the tender age of twenty, Barbara, Countess Devane, embarks for colonial Virginia financially ruined by the death of her husband in scandalous circumstances. Dressed in mourning as is proper for a woman, she is patronizingly described as a fragile black butterfly, but the fragility is deceiving. She makes a place for herself in the new world, takes lovers and friends across political divides...
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Now Face to Face
KARLEEN KOEN is the New York Times bestselling author of Through a Glass Darkly and Dark Angels , a BookSense pick. She lives in Houston, Texas. Visit her online at www.karleenkoen.com.
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Now Face to Face
Widow Barbara Montgeoffry, Countess Devane, finds heartbreak, love, and intrigue in early eighteenth-century Virginia and London as she struggles to build a new life for herself following the devastation of her husband's death, in the sequel to Through a Glass Darkly . Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
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Now Face to Face
At 21 years of age, Countess Devane returns from England to the states as a widow with a sullied name and a tobacco plantation to run. A young lusty woman, the countess is attracted to a handsome smuggler who, unbeknownst to her, is using her port as a base of operations. But despite her interest in the smuggler and the disappearance of her favorite servant, she must return to England to salvage her estate and name.
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Now Face to Face (Paperback)
Now Face to Face (Paperback) Description: At 21 years of age, Countess Devane returns from England to the states as a widow with a sullied name and a tobacco plantation to run. A young lusty woman, the countess is attracted to a handsome smuggler who, unbeknownst to her, is using her port as a base of operations. But despite her interest in the smuggler and the disappearance of her favorite servant, she must return to England to salvage her estate and name. Author: Koen, Karleen ISBN: 9780...
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