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    A Sordid Situation
    A Sordid Situation
    A Sordid Situation
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    A Sordid Situation

    By Vivian Kees

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    Emotion, passion and money are a dangerous combination...
    Shocked to discover that her late husband gambled away their entire fortune, Eugenia Wareham is in a dire situation. When she meets Cal Hawthorne, sparks fly, and in one sweeping moment of passion, a proposal is made.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEvernight
    Release dateNov 18, 2010
    ISBN9781926950044
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      A Sordid Situation - Vivian Kees

      Published by Evernight Publishing at Smashwords

      http://www.evernightpublishing.com

      Copyright© 2010 Vivian Kees

      ISBN: 978-1-926950-04-4

      Cover Artist: Dara England

      Editor: BL Brown

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or

      in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.

      This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      DEDICATION

      For Adam, you were always the one.

      A Sordid Situation

      Vivian Kees

      Copyright © 2010

      Chapter One

      London, 1890

      You’re penniless, my dear.

      Eugenia Wareham leaned forward in her chair, not believing the words she’d just heard. Come again? Surely I haven’t heard you correctly. Can you repeat that?

      Randell Botsworth handed her a paper. It’s all right there in ink. I’ve known this for some time, but given the circumstances, we thought it was in your best interest to delay telling you.

      Eugenia scanned the document. Debt, and so much of it. How? When did this happen? You’ll have to excuse me, Mr. Botsworth, but this is very shocking to say the least. I wasn’t aware of any of this.

      Mr. Botsworth nodded his head. Of course. I didn’t think you were. William was a master at keeping secrets. It appears he had a penchant for gambling and in particular, the many halls located in the west end of the city. If you put two and two together, well…you can guess the rest.

      And the house?

      Gone.

      The rest? Her heart began to race.

      It’s all gone. Mr. Botsworth let out a sigh. I wish I could offer you some words of comfort.

      Comfort? There is no comfort in being penniless. What am I to do? Where will I go? So many questions bustled through her mind.

      How much time do I have? When do I have to vacate? She had no family to speak of and she doubted that she would be able to look to William’s side. They had strongly opposed their marriage, given the vast age difference between her and William. He was old enough to be her father.

      That’s not for me to decide. The new owner, a Mr. Cal Hawthorne, I assume will be in touch with you. Everything is perfectly legal, and though it may not seem right, Mr. Hawthorne has every right to come collecting. You know I was fond of William, Eugenia, and I hate to speak ill of him and the dead in general, but he should have told you all of this.

      Blame. It was too late to lay blame.

      However, if Mr. Hawthorne is any sort of a gentleman, you should be able to make an arrangement with him, to give you time to get your affairs together. The word is he’s not an unreasonable man.

      Perhaps, she replied, her voice shaky.

      My dear, Mr. Botsworth said, grasping her hand. If only I could do more...

      She nodded and then

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