title: Hall Pass For Life: A steamy tale of overcoming pain and finding romance
author:  Dorothea Lynne 
description: <span>"Moving romance with an ending that made me cry... happy tears.</span><br /><span>Technically this story has great pace, not rushed, not too slow. The story unfolds at a lovely leisurely pace that is comforting to read.</span><br /><span>It is well structured and written well.</span><br /><span>The touch on marriage abuse came as a surprise and was very well handled, not elaborating but revealing enough of the motives and pain that controlling marriages can sometimes have. Dealt with really well.</span><br /><span>But the overriding steamy, hot, loving relationship that the two main characters have carries you through the story so that you are rooting for them all the way." - goodreads review</span>
zlib_text: The Secrets of Scorton Hall
  
  By
  
  Kate Carteret
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright : Kate Carteret 2018
  
  Published by : Dashing Dandies Publishing
  
  Cover Design: Melody Simmons
  
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  Chapter One
  
  “All you needed was a change of scenery, Felicia. That sort of thing works
  wonders, I believe.” Agatha Stonewell, Dowager Countess of Barton, gave her
  niece a sad smile before taking a sip of her tea. “Oxfordshire is as good a
  place as any to get over a broken heart.” She went on confidently.
  
  “My heart isn’t quite broken, Aunt Agatha.” Felicia said, knowing that her
  reflexive comment was more defensive than true.
  
  The fact was that Felicia didn’t quite know if her heart was broken or not;
  she was too afraid to look at it closely. She much preferred the idea of
  outrunning her upset with an elongated visit to her great aunt. It had been
  her father’s idea that she quit Buckinghamshire for a while a