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A Real Knockout

EditorBeeNovember 4, 2012

It's a day that every woman should celebrate: on 4 November, 1847 a distinguished Scottish physician named James Young Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. Before long, Simpson—chair of...

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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