β Scribed by Sally MacKenzie
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
**The "fallen" ladies of Puddledon Manor's Benevolent Home are determined to rise above scandal --and forge a sparkling new future operating their own brewery and alehouse . . .
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**** With Christmas around the corner, Miss Caroline Anderson hoped to persuade a London tavern owner to carry the Home's Widow's Brew--only to discover the dastard was more interested in her ankles than her ale! To her further annoyance, her stagecoach back to Little Puddledon is waylaid by louts and a snow-covered ditch. Amid a nasty storm, Caro seeks shelter at a nearby estate--only to be greeted by Viscount Oakland, aka Nick, her brother's childhood friend--and her schoolgirl crush. Now he's the half-dressed host of what is clearly a holiday bacchanal. Still, his house is irresistibly warm . . .
Ever the free spirit, Nick has invited the wilder gentleman of the ton , and an assortment of London's lightskirts, to celebrate Christmas in a more...
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