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He barely survived the war, but he's ready to throw himself back into the ballroom's line of fire Though he lost the use of an arm in the Napoleonic Wars, Henry Middlebrook returns to London society and begins an ambitious courtship with the ton's reigning beauty. When he experiences limited success, he decides to ask for assistance from the beauty's companion, Frances Whittier. A soldier's widow with a murky past, Frances admires Henry's courage and sends him a secret letter. But he thinks the letter is from her mistress, and Frances must correct his mistake if she wants to engage his heart.
The trope where one character writes letters to another under someone else's name. Not my fave. Otherwise glad to see Henry wasn't another broody alpha.