The Unchaste
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  • Reads 39,513
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  • Parts 63
  • Time 10h 21m
starfallhorizon
Complete, First published May 15, 2020
Mature
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Kill the man who deserves to die and you have eradicated the weed by its root. That was easier Done than Said for Delilah Eves. However, death of Benedict Ainsworth_ a culpably aristocratic lord of London led Delilah back North, to Yorkshire, Yorkton_ not only her hometown but also a place where the Duke of Yorkton becomes her next objective of intents.

Lots of Cadavers, odd medical practices, an old acquaintance, mystery and malignity, a castle and another, death and decadence and the ever haunting moors_   Delilah Eves is pulled into a whirlwind of all things dark and all things savage. 
The only trouble is, the said duke is a sweet, unassuming man, unlike anything he was rumoured to be and there is no denying the undercurrent of attraction between the two.
Delilah must decide what to believe.
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Only For Love (A Novella)

9 parts Complete Mature

When her parents are killed during a storm, Clara Byfield discovers her mother had been hiding secrets. As she works to rebuild the family farm, she writes a letter to her mothers family in England which is answered by the unexpected appearance of her grandmother. Traveling to England was not what she planned, but to discover who her mother had been, she was willing to do anything. Lord Richard Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, knew he had to find a mother for his two young children, but finding a woman who understands the special needs of his son was proving to be impossible as the women of his acquaintance were spoiled little girls who wished for nothing but perfection. Clara refuses to conform to the restrictions of English High Society. She is on the verge of going home to Kansas when she finds herself in a position that forces her to marry a man she cannot stand to be in the company of. Having put the Lady in a compromising position, Richard feels obligated to marry her, though he still searches for the mysterious woman his children have been playing with. A woman who accepts his children for who they are.

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