Inez, a 13 year old girl, lives in an orphanage with her best friend Charlie. It is 1942, in the midst of World War Two, and Inez travels all over Amsterdam. The city she grew up in was not the same one that existed during the war.
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If you know a bit about Anne Frank, you might realize that put little references in from time to time.
World War Two was a real event that killed millions of people. The victims of this event should be treated with respect. Please recognize that I wrote this story for entertainment, but is based in fact. I wrote it to educate people. So please, please, please be respectful.
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TRIGGER WARNING
There are mentions of death, war, violence, fear, and mild gore. Please don't read if this will trigger you! Take care of yourself!
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.