Torn Hearts, Lost History
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Complete Fri, Apr 6, 20181h 24m
Parents trying to provide for their family sell their youngest daughter to a rich man from England with a love of "exotic" things. While Cora goes to England from Canada to live the life chosen for her with a complete stranger, she falls in love with one Thomas Olivier. Who just happens to be a doctor that the rich Sir Benjamin Sutton has invested heavily in. After learning about the true desires of the ageing Benjamin, Cora is torn between the man she loves and a man her brought them together.
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