title: An Arranged Marriage (Zebra Historical Romance)
author:  Jo Beverley 
description: "The name Jo Beverley will be on every fan's lips after reading this splendid love story of a young woman forced to wed a handsome rake.... This immensely appealing pair of lovers will utterly captivate readers, while Ms. Beverley's commanding ease with the regency period provides a veritable feast of delight for the true connoisseur." -- <i>Romantic Times,June 1991</i>
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  AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE
  
  JO BEVERLEY
  
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  ZEBRA BOOKS are published by Kensington Publishing Corp. 850 Third Avenue New
  York, NY 10022
  
  Copyright © 1991 by Jo Beverley
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
  any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief
  quotes used in reviews.
  
  If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book
  is stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the Publisher
  and neither the Author nor the Publisher has received any payment for this
  “stripped book.”
  
  Zebra and the Z logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM Off.
  
  First Printing: May, 1991 10 9 8 7 6 5
  
  Printed in the United States of America
  
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  Chapter One
  
  Eleanor Chivenham lay in the big bed and shivered. There was no fire in her
  room, and for late April the weather was unseasonably cold. The ill-fitting
  window rattled and let in a steady stream of chilly, damp air, but this was
  not wh