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What about those “damaging tropes of epic fantasy?” Won’t that cause “harm” especially to my daughter since she’s a girl and these books are so clearly sexist and harmful? ![]() ![]() ![]() And that’s what he expects to receive when he rescues a seemingly disreputable girl in a colorful bonnet off the side of the road. But could piercingly blue-eyed and well-mannered Francis Kneller turn out to be the most unexpected love of her life?Īlistair Munro, the Duke of Bridgwater, is looking for love outside the bounds of polite society. Innocent and adrift in a world of beautiful banquets, bejeweled gowns, and snobbish standards, Cora is quickly compromised into a marriage-to a frivolous lord whose interests seem to lie elsewhere. Yet when she gains renown for a daring rescue, she finds herself thrust into high society. ![]() ![]() Beloved New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh spins two classic stories of Regency England-splendid novels of mistaken identity and unmistakable passion, where marriage is only the beginning of true love.Ĭora Downes has beauty, spirit, and money, but no breeding. ![]() ![]() ![]() It takes extraordinary thinking and effort to achieve extraordinary success. Cardone refers to the latter as taking massive action. ![]() In his view, success stems from working ten times harder than anyone else and displaying a 'domination mentality.' It's a how-to book on how to gain the moxie, chutzpah, and relentless drive necessary to succeed. The 10X Rule for success is: set goals that are 10 times bigger than the average, then work 10 times harder than average to achieve them. 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