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Resigned to her abandonment by her newly widowed sister, the Countess of Eltsley, whose beauty is matched only by her vanity and who now lives abroad, Valeda's been living a quiet and lonely life in a family manor echoing with memories. Now, seven years on, Hermione turns up out of the blue with a startling, yet humiliating proposal. She wants Valeda to travel with her to Spain, acting as Governess to Hermione's six-year-old daughter Mirabelle, while Hermione schemes to ensnare the supremely wealthy Marquesa de Silvana in marriage. It's a wonderful opportunity to escape her humdrum home and live among Spanish Royalty - but, typically, there's a catch. No one is to know they are sisters - since Valeda has "no one to gossip with except the chickens and ducks", Hermione knows her secrets will be safe with her. And so Valeda's whisked away to Madrid, where her first sight of her sister's suitor takes her breath away…But how can she fall in love with the magnificent man on whom her sister has set her sights? In this story, Valeda's may be the Cinderella - but surely Hermione will deny her the happy ending she yearns for and deserves
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