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A Recounting: The Talisman Ring, Deathbeds and [plenty of] Adventure

At first, The Talisman Ring and I weren't going to get along very well. The first character introduced, Sir Tristram Shield, seemed altogether too dry to be the Proper Heyer Hero. He meets with his great-uncle, who is Soon To Die, and hears him propose that he should wed his cousin. The first half of… Continue reading A Recounting: The Talisman Ring, Deathbeds and [plenty of] Adventure

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… And then I fainted [Story Time]

I've never fainted before. Not when I fell off that rope swing and broke both of my wrists. Not when a friend nearly died from anaphylactic shock. Not even when I woke up to find a burglar at the end of my bed with his hand in my jewelry box. No. You see I saved… Continue reading … And then I fainted [Story Time]