title: An Improper Situation (Defiant Hearts)
author:  Sydney Jane Baily 
description: Sydney Jane Baily writes historical romance, including the Defiant Hearts series set in late 19th-century America, as well as delving into the medieval world, the Georgian era, and the Regency period. She believes in happily-ever-after stories for an already challenging world. Born and raised in California, she has traveled the world, spending an inordinate amount of time in the U.K. where her extended family resides, eating fish and chips, drinking shandys, and snacking on Maltesers and Cadbury bars. After obtaining degrees in English literature and in history, besides writing novels, she has spent time as a copyeditor, cat snuggler, website designer, production editor, mother of two, and faithful friend to her dog, among other endeavors both literary and not. Sydney currently lives in New England with her family human, canine, and feline. You can learn more about her books, read her blog, and contact her via her website at SydneyJaneBaily.com.
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  An Impassioned
  
  Redemption
  
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  COPYRIGHT
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents
  either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is
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  Copyright 2014 Sydney Jane Baily
  
  Cover: Christy Caughie, Gilded Heart Design
  
  Copyeditor: Chloe Bearuski
  
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