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Last published Thu, Apr 2, 2015
Romance, action, adventure, Shades, and clockwork.
When unexpected events proceed the Viscount's Ball, Annabelle Esperbane —daughter of a lord— finds herself thrown into the world her affluent childhood sheltered her from.
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