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Barker, Joanna L., 1990-

A heart worth stealing / Joanna Barker. - 281 pages ; 22 cm. - Proper romance . - Proper romance .

"Sowerby, England, 1802. Miss Genevieve Wilde--a magistrate's daughter and independent heiress--is determined to meet life's challenges all on her own, just as her late father had taught her. So when her father's pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back, especially when the local authorities prove incompetent. Upon reading an advertisement in the paper, she takes a chance and contacts a thief-taker to find the watch. It's a choice Ginny regrets when former Bow Street officer Jack Travers arrives on her doorstep. He is frustratingly flirtatious, irritatingly handsome, and entirely unpredictable, and Ginny wonders if she'll be able to resist such a man. But after Ginny discovers that the missing watch is just a small part of a larger, more frightening plot against her, she needs Jack's help more than ever. To protect her home and her reputation, the two enter into a risky charade--pretending Jack is her cousin so he can begin his investigation, starting with the household staff. As they work together to unravel the mystery, Ginny finds herself falling fast for her charismatic thief-taker, leaving her heart in just as much danger as her life. "--

ISBN: 9781639931040 163993104X

LCCN: 2022047899

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC363326 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 021006737 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Heiresses--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Fiction

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Romance fiction
Historical fiction

LC Class. No.: PS3603.O54728 / H43 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6