Lady Caroline Copeland, 20, leaves home when she discovers that she and her sisters have been put under the guardianship of a nobelman they have never met, Lord Gabriel Faulkner. In London she becomes a singer in a gambling club under an assumed name, Caro Morton. 28 year old Lord Dominic Vaughan, Earl of Blackstone, finds himself drawn to her, but also determined to find out her secrets. Copeland Sisters Series: Book 1: The Lady Gambles Book 2: The Lady Forfeits Book 3: The Lady Confesses Book 4: A Wickedly Pleasurable Wager
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