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His brows rose. “And how is it that you have come to be such an expert on scrapes and bruises?” “I’m a governess,” she said. Because really, that ought to be explanation enough.
Julia Quinn
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Julia Quinn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 12
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Julie Cotler
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