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It is the eve of emerald torringtons twentieth birthday and the family has assembled at sterne, the once grand, now crumbling, family seat. A dark and stormy night, an isolated manor house and a knock at the door all play a part in sadie jones delicious romp of a novel. The uninvited guests online ebook download written by. Charlotte married edward shift after the sudden death of he. The uninvited guests, by sadie jones the independent. I thought this was going to be like downton abbey, but then it. Uninvited guests by sadie jones it is the eve of emerald torringtona s twentieth birthday and the family has assembled at sterne, the once grand, now crumbling, family seat. Smudge torrington, the wayward youngest daughter of the house, decides that this is the perfect moment for her great undertaking.
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