The Annual Winter Ball
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Last published Fri, Jul 4, 2014
“Love cannot be defined, Miss Brown. Its concepts are just a never ending story of an open book of experiences. It is giving someone the power to break your heart, but trusting them not to.”
Elizabeth Brown, most commonly known as Lisa, believes love can only be found in books and not reality. The love people claim they feel is only an attraction between each other. Nothing more. But what will she do when her mother Cassandra, her sister Roselyn and her fiancé James plot something that may change her view on romance. Will they succeed in their plan or will they fail?
Lord Reuben the marquis of Cambridge has no time for women and has no intention of getting married anytime soon. But will all of that change when he meets an intelligent, beautiful young woman?
Little do they both know what scandal, crime and lies await them for the Annual Winter Ball.
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