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Prelude to Love

by Joan Smith

"WOMEN ARE BORN WITH A KNACK FOR DECEPTION. HOW ELSE COULD THEY EVER GET HUSBANDS TO MARRY THEM?" Deception is the key to Vanessa Bradford's secret mission. Entrusted with a letter of utmost importance to England's security--even survival--Vanessa encounters two handsome strangers. Both of them claim to want to help her. But Vanessa trusts neither of them, certain they are both French spies. Only one, however, is a spy and he attempts to prove to Vanessa that he is the patriot. Believing him is not Vanessa's first mistake. But it is very nearly her last...

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?