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Miss Kate Linnet yearns for independence above all else, but Lord Colter is determined to persuade her to marry.

Kate adores her younger sisters, but taking care of them ever since her mother died has her longing for freedom. Or so she thinks.

Marriage is most assuredly not the answer.…

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1 author picked The Persuasion of Miss Kate as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The stories in Kathleen Baldwin’s My Notorious Aunt series are full of quirky heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, and delightful situations, but this one is one of her best. A messy breakup, in public, sets the hero and heroine on the rocky road to reconciliation, with plenty of complications along the way. You’ll be rooting for their happily-ever-after.

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