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Close to the Crown (On hold until 2021)

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Time 4h 35m

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NOTE: THIS BOOK IS UNDERGOING INTENSE EDITING. NOT ALL CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN WORKED ON. MAJOR CHANGES ARE BEING MADE, SO UNTIL THE EDITING PROCESS HAS FINISHED, IT WILL NOT MAKE SENSE. PLEASE BARE THIS IN MIND WHILE READING. COMPLETED CHAPTERS ARE MARKED WITH 'REWRITTEN AND EDITED', AND THESE CHAPTERS ARE SAFE TO READ.

The first book in 'The Crown Trilogy'.
Incomplete.
Lilliana Thorne is the daughter of a Duke, a Lord and a very close friend to the King, The Duke of Windsor, Sir Alfred Thorne. Lilliana and the King's daughter, Adelaide are very close friends and are tutored by the same private royal tutor at Buckingham Palace. For years, the two men, both the King and the Duke have been trying to Pair Lilliana, with the King's only son and the next King, William, but things aren't as easy as they seem. Lily, as she also goes by, enjoys her life and the privileges she has, but she knows it's only so long, before she no longer has those freedoms, and she will have to marry the man who has been her enemy for as long as she can remember.All Rights Reserved

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