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A Dreadful Temptation

by Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

Jilted by the man she loves, Xenie Carroll has determined that no matter the cost she will exact the ultimate revenge on he who broke her heart. She is tempted over and over with opportunities that she believes will allow her to complete her revenge but instead sets off a series of events that only make things more complicated. This melodramatic dime novel is full of twists and turns that keeps the reader wondering what improbable thing will happen next?

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Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller was the pen name of Mittie Miller, an American novelist. She wrote 80 dime novels during a 50-year career.  Her first novel was Rosamond, but her success began with the...

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