The Return: A Regency Short Story
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I wrote this small short story, "The Return", for the Woman's Day magazine here in Australia and I've always had a really soft spot for it. The hero has returned from Waterloo wounded in body and soul and convinced he's lost any claim to the heroine's love. She, as you'll see, has other ideas!
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