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[Completed] New Highest Ranking #7 in Historical Fiction: After a shaky past of arranged marriages and abuse, Millicent Thorne decides to start anew away from the life she used to know.  To escape her past life, Millicent signs up for a job as a housemaid on the estate owned by Mr. Theodore Ashton.  Can Millicent change her life for the better, or will her past finally catch up with her and ruin her hard work forever?
  
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