Sylvester
Author: Georgette Heyer
When the news went out that Sylvester Rayne, the elegant, impeccable Duke of Salford, was seeking a wife, all England was aflutter! Lord Sylvester is a polished bachelor who has stringent requirements for his future wife — she must be well-born, intelligent, elegant and attractive. And of course she must be able to present herself well in high society. But when he is enco….Read More
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