Blind Iris
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Last published Sat, Jan 30, 2021
This is a period drama set in the later 1800s. As the monarchy reshuffles, the aristocratic ways of the 1800s are on the way out, The Iris Family, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Winchester, find themselves connected to the whole dilemma.
PLEASE NOTE: Before I get yelled at about things being historically inaccurate, yes this is a fiction, no it is not historical fiction, it is a PERIOD DRAMA.
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