The Girl Who Came to Bedlaam
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  • Reads 351
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  • Parts 15
  • Time 3h 10m
Ongoing, First published Jul 21, 2023
[Cover Design by Angel S.] 
When a strange girl comes to the quaint yet unique country of Gordorf, rumours and disturbances arise, for newcomers are ALWAYS the talk of the town. And Bedlaam, the old boarding home for girls, opens it's doors to this strange creature with... well...

Not-so-welcoming arms. 

But Malia Malstoyke, with an eye for a project and protégé, finds this unusual girl intriguing, and sets about the task of turning her into a proper lady.

Through queer happenings, laughs, and wrath's of various kinds, things go topsy turvy for the two unlikely friends. And with the rise of unsuspected romance as well as chilling truths and horrors, Gordorf's new resident struggles to find her stride in the unfamiliar and overwhelmingly strict world so different from her own.

Can the fine Miss Malstoyke of Ollivington manage to transform the eccentric and peculiar Palton girl from the mountains into an acceptable lady of society? Or will they crash and burn due to a challenge that proves too much for the both of them?
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