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Wyatt's Magical Wardrobe || ONC 2024
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Complete, First published Feb 09, 2024
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Wyatt has just won it big and, in a drunken haze, buys an old, neglected mansion.

When she moves in to start renovations, she gets an eerie feeling that she's not always alone-and let's not forget the noises.

One fitful night, she heads to the kitchen for a midnight snack and is shocked when a random stranger runs past her in the hallway. A handsome man dressed like Mr Darcy, who disappears like a ghost.

After her encounter, Wyatt does some research into the old house, only to discover it has a creepy and troubling past.

But that's nothing compared to the revelation that the old antique wardrobe in her room is a secret doorway to the past and the handsome stranger is no ghost, but the son of an Earl looking for his long-lost aunt.
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Lady Sarah's Secret

45 parts Complete

Sarah is in trouble, so she's willing to fall back on an old betrothal contract to save herself from a lecherous guardian out for her inheritance. One problem - her last hope is long dead and now it's his brother with the title and estate. The brother she always loved... and the one who never wanted her. Can she keep her secret long enough to outrun her guardian? Or will someone recognize her while she hides in plain sight?

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