New York Times
bestselling author STEPHANIE LAURENS began writing as an escape from the dry world of professional science, a hobby that quickly became a career. Her novels set in Regency England have captivated readers around the globe, making her one of the romance world’s most beloved and popular authors.
The Untamed Bride
is her fortieth work, and the first in The Black Cobra Quartet.
Readers can contact Stephanie via e-mail at
slaurens
@
vicnet.net.au.
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THE UNTAMED BRIDE
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