Hindrances
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Book 2
Amelia Hemmings is now an established businesswoman, even though she had only been at it for a few weeks. Word goes far, quickly. She almost immediately becomes a living legend.
Amy is still broken. After the events at the Friday ball, she feels like a shell of her former self. With this in mind, her and Mr Damien Lancaster travel to the American South for business. With tensions rising in the former colonies, Amy questions her morals. The American South wants her business, but can she go through with it? Slavery was abolished in 1833 in England. The South relies on England heavily to buy their textiles.
Amy is asked to help arm the South for the upcoming Civil War.
Can she do it? Or will she switch sides?
Financially, she should aid the South, but can she do that with a clear conscience?
It is a bit of a hindrance.
Highest rankings:
#13 in 1800s
#1 in Victorian England
#41 in Victorian
#1 in trading (Dec. 9, 2020)
#538 in business (Dec. 30, 2019)
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Warning- some graphic violence, abuse, rape, sexual content, and topics related to the pre American Civil War South (racism and slavery)
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