Boarding School Rules
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Last published Sat, Jul 9, 2016
Set in the early 1800's this steam punk girl is ready to escape from the expectations of the ton and run wild. All she needs is to get her aunt married and then she can retreat to the country. Only one problem, the country is infested with murderers and marauders.
After one particular encounter with a thief, she must run even further than she had planned to avoid a repeat encounter, although a part of her wouldn't be too distressed to see him again.
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