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The Gamester's Daughter
By Dorothy Mack
A Diamond of the First Water — Claudia Herbert was the talk of Paris, charming every gentleman at her father's fashionable gambling hell ... including Lord Pelham. But despite an instant tendre, Pelham believed that Claudia--in truth as innocent as her adorable dimples--was no lady. And Claudia was too proud to convince him otherwise. — Then her father was murdered, and Claudia was forced to flee in disguise. Quite by accident, she landed at Pelham's estate, where his five nephews and nieces desperately needed someone to care for them. So did Pelham--and her name was Claudia. As for the gamester's daughter, she couldn't protect her heart from this dashing, tender man she was suddenly seeing in a new light. Even if it meant risking everything for his love....