The Courtship (Thorndike Core) Unknown - 2000

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This is a blend of current bestsellers and strong mid-list titles, including well reviewed fiction and nonfiction, and international favorites. Aimed at pleasing a wide readership, the Core Series includes New York Times bestsellers, award-winning titles, and works by highly acclaimed authors.Helen Mayberry is a big girl -- a resolute taskmistress, and owner of her own inn. Other than her adored father, she has one true passion in life: finding a mystical treasure that she calls King Edward's Lamp. That is, until she meets Spenser Heatherington, Lord Beecham. Heatherington is a renowned womanizer, a resolute bachelor who enjoys life and Helen's pursuit of him. When she throws him to the ground and pins him down, he declares he will succumb -- and Helen informs him that she wants a partner, not a lover. But things work out a bit differently than either of them expects.