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Hell's Belle by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere comes a time in a lady’s life when she needs to take matters into her own hands… A Scheming Minx Emily Goodnight, a curiously smart bluestocking – who cannot see a thing without her blasted spectacles – is raising the art of meddling to new heights... -
![Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen]()
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 100 ratingsSince its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr... -
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam. This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pleasure. The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way... -
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and somewhat disappointing realization when one understands they are their own worst enemy."The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way... -
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![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman.“What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said.“Isn’t it just?” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud.I do not believe the psalmist wrote,Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest,Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s...Categorized as:
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![A Lady on the Chase by Jessica Scarlett]()
A Lady on the Chase by Jessica Scarlett
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer father promised her to one man.She promised her heart to a second.Until she meets the third.Lady Alicia Kendall has it all: wealth, beauty, suitors--and a history of creating scandals. The only thing she doesn't have is her best friend and man of her dreams, Henry Crawley... -
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“I was sitting at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows flung open, when I heard The Tenant enter his garret, just on the other side of the wall from myself.” The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s... -
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsis as original and vibrant as its protagonist... -
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...Categorized as:
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Pygmalion / My Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride...Categorized as:
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![Dare to Cause a Scandal by Emma V. Leech]()
Dare to Cause a Scandal by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love. Just imagine what their daughters will do…A one track mind…Miss Arabella Hunt is a vivacious redhead with a kind heart and decisive nature. The daughter of the man who owns the notorious gambling den known as “Hunters” has set her sights on the beautiful Louis César de Montluc, the Comte de Villain. The trouble is, the devil doesn’t know she exists... -
![A Governess Should Never... Deny a Duke by Emily Windsor]()
A Governess Should Never... Deny a Duke by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“So tell me, Miss Beaujeu, why should I employ you as governess?”A question to rouse fear within the breast of any prospective governess but for Isabelle, a lady with impeccable references and tightly pinned hair, it barely raises a brow...Categorized as:
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![Lady At Last by Annabelle Anders]()
Lady At Last by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe can't make a baby without a husband! Or can she? A fter witnessing the miracle of birth, self-determined spinster Miss Penelope Crone is having second thoughts about swearing off marriage. She wants – no, she needs – to experience the blessed event herself... -
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Forever Her Marquess by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a scorching-hot series that returns to the Notorious Ladies of London world. Six friends, one house party, and a whole lot of scandal...Lady Clementine Hammond may be polite society’s most notorious matchmaker, but she’s perfectly happy remaining unattached herself... -
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![Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey]()
Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlso see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the Maiden Anne disguised as a cabin boy, never dreaming she'll be forced into intimate servitude at the whim of the ship's irrepressible captain, James Mallory... -
![The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer]()
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia...Categorized as:
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![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.”The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s...Categorized as:
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![Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West by L.A. Meyer]()
Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, British soldiers, and other scoundrels along the way...Categorized as:
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![The Perfect Spinster by Annabelle Anders]()
The Perfect Spinster by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s more rake than gentleman and she’s more minx than spinster. Miss Olivia Redfield’s prospects for marriage are nonexistent, bleak at best. Removed from society for an ill-fated physical defect, she’s resigned herself to caring for others in a somewhat dreary existence...Categorized as:
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The Impertinent Miss Templeton by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA PATENT FOR PASSION No, no, no! It doesn’t matter how many times the Duchess of Trent (The Harlow Hoyden) requests her help with a delicate matter regarding a patent for her sister’s invention, Tuppence Templeton will not lend a hand...Categorized as:
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![The Lord and the Cat's Meow by G.L. Robinson]()
The Lord and the Cat's Meow by G.L. Robinson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA languid Lord Devin is astonished when a petite virago called Wilhelmina accuses him of selling an unfit horse to a drayman. He isn't aware of the irregularities in his stables. Later, she foists a stray, starving kitten called Horace on him. But Hermione, his betrothed, hates cats. And Horace hates her...Categorized as:
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The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his only daughter Sophia with his sister, Elizabeth Rivenhall, in Berkeley Square. Newly arrived from her tour of the Continent, Sophy invites herself into the circle of her relatives... -
![Frederica by Georgette Heyer, Clifford Norgate]()
Frederica by Georgette Heyer, Clifford Norgate
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRich and handsome, darling of the ton, the hope of ambitious mothers and despair of his sisters, the Marquis of Alverstoke at seven-and-thirty sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. Until a distant connection, ignorant of his selfishness, applies to him for help... -
![Five Kisses by Rachael Anderson]()
Five Kisses by Rachael Anderson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first kiss crumbles her world. The second mystifies. The third unbalances. The fourth sends her reeling. And the fifth –ah, the fifth . . .Inspired by Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, Miss Sarah Meacham has always behaved circumspectly, until an emotional outburst directed at a well-deserved gentleman earns her the nickname of Miss Shrew. As a result, she vows to never trust—or love—again... -
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![The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry]()
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsOne dollar and eighty-seven cents is all the money Della has in the world to buy her beloved a Christmas present. She has nothing to sell except her only treasure--her long, beautiful brown hair. Set in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, this classic piece of American literature tells the story of a young couple and the sacrifices each must make to buy the other a gift...Categorized as:
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Venetia by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwenty-five-year-old Venetia Lanyon's beauty is rivaled only by her sensibility. Intelligent and independent, her future seems safe and predictable... -
![When He Was Wicked: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn]()
When He Was Wicked: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDo the best things really come to those who wait? Three years have passed since Francesca's and Michael's marriage, and they are still childless. And Francesca wonders, can a woman be truly and completely happy when a little piece of her heart remains empty? But just when she makes peace with her fate, something unexpected occurs...Categorized as:
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![Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey]()
Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsScottish beauty Roslynn Chadwick needs the safety of marriage to protect her from an unscrupulous cousin and the fortune-hunting scoundrels who covet her wealth. And Anthony Malory is precisely the sort of handsome rogue she's been warned against... -
![The Re-education of Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Alexa Douglas]()
The Re-education of Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Alexa Douglas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”– Mark TwainElizabeth Bennet is the daughter of one of New York’s first families. When her grandparents take her and her sisters on a journey abroad, she is not surprised to encounter anti-American prejudice among the members of the English upper class...Categorized as:
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The Earl’s Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf there is one woman Samson Rutherford, Earl of Riverton, can’t abide, it is his meddling sister. He has spent his whole life being a pawn in her plans and tricks, but when one of her schemes leaves him dressed in women’s clothing, he has finally had enough... -
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A Town and Country Season by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo identical sisters – one London season. Identical twins Elizabeth and Marianne always imagined they would have a London season together. But money is tight. Marianne will have a season, while Elizabeth will spend the summer in the bucolic country village of Piddledean. But the twins have a plan of their own... -
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The Lord and the Red-Headed Hornet by G.L. Robinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmelia Organizes Herself Into Trouble!She's a born organizer and a redhead to boot. Can she get everyone around her marching to her tune?Amelia and Aurelius are orphaned twins. She's a bossy, fiery red-head. Her handsome brother wants to join Wellington's army. But she wants him to become a diplomat...Categorized as:
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The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMitford's most famous novels, "The Pursuit of Love" and "Love in a Cold Climate," satirize British aristocracy in the '20s and '30s through the amorous adventures of the Radletts, an exuberantly unconventional family closely modeled on Mitford's own...Categorized as:
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Maggie's Mistake by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMaggie vowed to never marry a man who can't laugh or dance, but when she and the dull new doctor in town, Everett Dulanis, wind up spending the night together in an abandoned dugout house, all that changes. Her father is the best man and his shotgun is the bridesmaid at the wedding where a union has been made, but there's certainly no unity...Categorized as:
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![The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer]()
The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMiles from anywhere, Darracott Place is presided over by elderly Lord Darracott. Irascible Lord Darracott rules his barony with a firm hand. The tragic accident that killed his eldest son by drowning has done nothing to improve his temper. For now, he must send for the next heir apparent--the unknown offspring of the uncle whom the family is never permitted to mention... -
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Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe storyline of Miss Buncle's Book (1934) is a simple one: Barbara Buncle, who is unmarried and perhaps in her late 30s, lives in a small village and writes a novel about it in order to try and supplement her meagre income. D.E. Stevenson had an enormously successful writing career: between 1923 and 1970, four million copies of her books were sold in Britain and three million in the States... -
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Arabella by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTo Arabella Tallant, the eldest daughter of a penniless country clergyman, the invitation to stay with her London godmother was like the key to heaven, for in addition to living in the glamorous city, Arabella might even find a suitable husband there... -
![Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, Barbara Leigh-Hunt]()
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young woman. But of all her high-placed suitors, there was none Abigail could love. Abigail was kept busy when her pretty and naive niece Fanny falls head over heels in love with Stacy Calverleigh, a good-looking town-beau of shocking reputation and an acknowledged seductor...Categorized as:
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![The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer]()
The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt the age of five-and-thirty, Sir Waldo Hawkridge, wealthy, handsome, eligible, illustrious, and known as the nonesuch for his athletic prowess, and when he comes north to inspect his unusual inheritance at Broom hall in the West Riding, his arrival leads to the most entertaining of ramifications. When they learned that Sir Waldo was coming, the village gentry were thrown into a flurry...Categorized as:
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![Sylvester by Georgette Heyer, Joan Wolf]()
Sylvester by Georgette Heyer, Joan Wolf
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen the news went out that Sylvester Rayne, the elegant, impeccable Duke of Salford, was seeking a wife, all England was aflutter! Lord Sylvester is a polished bachelor who has stringent requirements for his future wife -- she must be well-born, intelligent, elegant and attractive. And of course she must be able to present herself well in high society... -
![The Alienist by Machado de Assis]()
The Alienist by Machado de Assis
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA classic work of literature by “the greatest author ever produced in Latin America.” (Susan Sontag) Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psychology. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Brazil hoping to crown himself and his hometown with “imperishable laurels... -
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Emma by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 86 ratingsEmma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect... -
![Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Gail Kern Paster]()
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Gail Kern Paster
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsIn Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid...Categorized as:
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![Miss Benwick Reforms a Rogue by Maggie Fenton]()
Miss Benwick Reforms a Rogue by Maggie Fenton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lady in disguise...A rogue out for revenge... What better way to escape an abusive fiancé and a tyrannical mother than by masquerading as the very male secretary to the most infamous scientist in the land? Davina Benwick can't think of a single one. But pretending to be a man is hard work, especially around her employer... -
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![Hell Hath Frozen Over by Annabelle Anders]()
Hell Hath Frozen Over by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Duchess of Prescott, now a widow, fears she’s experienced all life has to offer. Thomas Findlay, a wealthy industrialist, knows she has not...Categorized as:
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![Hell of a Lady by Annabelle Anders]()
Hell of a Lady by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRegency Romance between an angelic vicar and a devilish debutante: A must read if you love sweet and sizzle with an abundance of heart.THE DEVILISH DEBUTANTEMiss Rhododendron Mossant has given up on men, love, and worst of all, herself. Once a flirtatious beauty, the nightmares of her past have frozen her in fear. Ruined and ready to call it quits, all she can hope for is divine intervention...Categorized as:
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Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe fall brings four more antic novels from comic genius, P. G. Wodehouse. In Picadilly Jim (soon to be a major motion picture), Jimmy Crocker has a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic and must do an about-face to win back the woman of his dreams...Categorized as:
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![Cotillion by Georgette Heyer]()
Cotillion by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTo Kitty Charing, the conditions of her guardian's will were intolerable. She had to marry one of his nephews before she could inherit a farthing of the old man's fortune. And the only nephew she wanted was handsome Jack Westruther. Jack, however, made it quite clear he was not ready for marriage... -
![An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde]()
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAlthough Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox, are still staples of the theatrical repertoire...Categorized as:
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![Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn]()
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAnnabel Winslow is in a pickle. Having newly arrived in London for her first season and being in possession of a voluptuous figure, is being openly courted the the Earl of Newbury, who is at least 75 and a nasty brute to boot...Categorized as:
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