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What a Circus

EditorBeeJanuary 9, 2013

On 9 January 1768, a trick rider named Philip Astley climbed aboard his horse for a performance. Instead of following convention and riding in a straight line, he had the...

A modern-day retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion, set in the sizzling, cutthroat world of the Edinburgh restaurant scene.

Susan and Chris had an intense relationship, and an equally intense breakup. Now, ten years later, the two of them find themselves in charge of competing restaurants and fighting the attraction they both feel. Will it be a second chance at love, or will a movie star, a poisonous gossip blogger, and meddling family members ruin things once and for all?

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