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Category Archive — historical

The Hellions of Halstead Hall

The Sharpe siblings – Oliver Lord Stoneville, Jarret, Minerva, Gabriel and Celia – are notorious for running wild and generally doing whatever they please. Their family has been mired in scandal ever since their parents died in a shocking and tragic accident years before. In an attempt to get her grandchildren to settle down, the [...]

Unraveled

Smite Turner is well-known for his single-mindedness and his unforgiving nature. Nicknamed “Lord Justice” by the people of Bristol, where he serves as magistrate, Smite refuses to second-guess his decisions when it comes to doling out punishment or leniency. What most people don’t know is that Smite is still haunted by memories from his past, [...]

Word of the Week (59)

Today was a good day for women’s rights. On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. Anthony would go on to become one of the most important voices for women’s suffrage in history. Later, on February 15, 1879, President Hayes signed a bill that allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. [...]