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Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls school in 1865s Victorian London. She is also a well-respected author of silver-fork novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories - the Penny Dreadfuls that are…

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1 author picked The Lady and the Highwayman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I don't like admitting this, but there was something about the cover of this book that turned me off so much I almost didn't read it. I'm very happy I recognized my own folly. The book is a wonderfully told historical romance. Is also has a unique twist in that in includes short stories written by some of the characters within the pages. I am nearly finished with the fourth book in the series and have number five on standby. I can't wait to see how it ends.

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The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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