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The Colonel's Lady

by Patricia Oliver

Love or Honor? Lady Regina Heathercott, young, beautiful, and wealthy, could have any man she wanted. And no man had ever made her want him like the superbly handsome Captain Charles Swinburn. His stolen kisses stole her heart and left her aching to give him still more--when the upright figure of another man stepped between them. Colonel Sir Richard Swinburn, Charles' arrogant elder brother, was as insultingly indifferent to Regina's charms as he was infuriatingly suspicious about Charles' intentions toward her. This icy officer offered her propriety in place of passion, honor instead of love. And soon Regina found herself being quick stepped to the altar with the wrong man for the wrong reasons. Now she feared that unless marriage held unsuspected surprises, the one she adored would make her break her wedding vows almost as soon as she made them....

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?