βNever again.β That was what she said when she left. She promised herself she would never live that life, never return to all that pain. There was nothing in the world that could make her go back β¦ or so she thought. For a while she kept that promise, and she was finally happy. She built a life f
That Inevitable Victorian Thing
β Scribed by Johnston, E.K.
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group;Dutton Books
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 291 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Speculative fiction from the acclaimed bestselling author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear and Star Wars: Ahsoka.
Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendent of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history. The imperial tradition of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically advantageous marriage. But before she does her duty, she'll have one summer of freedom and privacy in a far corner of empire. Posing as a commoner in Toronto, she meets Helena Marcus, daughter of one of the empire's greatest placement geneticists, and August Callaghan, the heir to a powerful shipping firm currently besieged by American pirates. In a summer of high-society debutante balls, politically charged tea parties, and romantic country dances, Margaret, Helena, and August discover they share an extraordinary bond and maybe a one-in-a-million chance to have what they want and to change the world in the...
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