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The entire court rejoiced at the coming-of-age of the three Atherton ladies, Venetia, Titania and Juliana for the Atherton family was considered to be one of the highest in society.
All three young ladies would be joining the social season this year and would soon find themselves tangled in a web of seduction, deceit and power.
But Juliana Atherton is not at all keen to get married. She much prefers taking long strolls in the Scottish countryside and reading her father's books to mingling and making small talk with strangers. Stubborn as she may be, her entire plans to step out of the season change when she finds the love from her novels creeping into her life.
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