One False Step

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Author: Clive WoolliscroftOxfordshire | Central Scotland | c 1700 to c 1800 | Fiction & related items | Historical romance | Historical fictionPublished on 28th June 2024 by The Bo ok Guild Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback / softback | 304 pages 216mm x 138mm | 0g William Dunbar, the younger son of a Scottish nobleman, craves wealth, and marriage seems to be his simplest way to achieve it.His pursuit eventually leads him to Mercy Grundy, an old maid in the eyes of mid-1740s society who fears lifelong spinsterhood. Her father has offered a substantial dowry to the man who will take her hand in marriage.For William, marriage to Mercy would be a match made in heaven. But for Mercy, who has succumbed to William’s charms, would marrying him necessitate her taking one false step? Show more