02994cam a2200613 4500 585053018 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781492641285 1492641286 B01ENNQ2EW Amazon 07e94067-8461-4978-a160-3d688c3f4fed OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2862293 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Aiken, Joan. The Smile of the Stranger [Libby eBook] : Paget Family Saga Series, Book 1. Sourcebooks, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 915kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 915kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. mysterious stranger. Historical Romance. French Revolution. lecherous old men. runaway marriage. Regency England. hot air balloon. surprise ending. fortune hunters. period romance. aristocrat. nail biter. the Season. Adventure. abduction. suspense. betrayal. society. schemes. twists. Gothic. France. danger. Italy. HTML:<p><strong>The Paget family's adventures begin in this Gothic Regency period romance reissue from legendary author Joan Aiken</strong></p> <p>When danger forces expatriate English gentlewoman Juliana Paget to flee her home in Italy, she embarks on a journey full of thrilling adventure. Nothing could have prepared her for outwitting a French mob, crossing the Channel in a hot air balloon, or fending off the advances of the fascinating Count Welcker.</p> <p>Arriving in London just in time for her very first Season, Juliana is going to find all her ideals challenged and the truth of her heart finally revealed.<br /> <br /> <strong>What readers say:</strong><br /> "A Regency romp with Gothic overtones, and a lot of fun."<br /> "Full of thrills and chills."<br /> "Classic Aiken-abductions, mysterious strangers and terrible betrayals."<br /> "I stayed up late to find out what would happen next!."</p>. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=07e94067-8461-4978-a160-3d688c3f4fed&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=07e94067-8461-4978-a160-3d688c3f4fed&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=07e94067-8461-4978-a160-3d688c3f4fed&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)