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One for Cards
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8leanne8
Ongoing, First published Jan 27, 2019
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Addie is not one for cards. Or finishing school. Or the pianoforte.

She enjoys sitting on her rooftop during dusk, and reading, and being alone. She enjoys lessons in politics with her tutor Mr Williams. She enjoys being in the background - comfortable and undisturbed.

But what happens when her life takes a series of extraordinary turns, throwing her into unfamiliar territory time and time again? Will she lose everything, or learn to play the game?
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Seductive Deception

35 parts Complete Mature

Morgan Clayton, newly appointed earl of Whittington and former stable boy and soldier, knows absolutely nothing about life in the ton. What he does know however, is that becoming earl will open the door to marrying the one girl he fell in love with during his youth, Allegra Warren, lady of house Suttonbury. If only, he could find her... Fearless Allegra Warren is anything but the prim and proper debutante she used to be. In a series of fateful events, she has found herself on the flipside of London's social hierarchy and living in the underbelly of the city. Independent and self-made, she is a seamstress by day, but by night she is the mysterious and scandalous Madam Cerise, an underground guide to the life of the ton who disguises herself in mask and veil. Men with vast riches but no ancestral lines flock to her for her guidance on how to break through the ton's rigid standards and become one of them. But, wherever she goes scandal seems to follow and when Allegra and Morgan's paths collide; Allegra is faced with a heart-rending decision: should she tell him who she is and risk his fall from social grace, or should she keep quiet and help him find the lady of his dreams? And when the veils are lifted and the masks are removed, will Allegra and Morgan be strong enough to face the consequences of hidden secrets, rigid societal rules and forgotten memories in the name of their love?

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