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Wellington, a Regency hero (without, alas, a Regency romance)

This is the story of a guy who fits the classic Regency hero mold, and who could have had a classic Regency romance — if only real life worked like romance novels. But it doesn’t. In real life, even the smartest, best-intentioned people make stupid, life-altering mistakes. And in real life, some promises are better [...]