Miss Venus Merriwell has been waiting for her prince to come since the tender age of fourteen. Unfortunately, there is still no sign of that prince at twenty-three, and the only one true love of her life is the bursting-at-the-seams orphanage in Covent Garden that she works tirelessly for. For Galahad Sinclair, gambling is in his blood and he's set up shop in London. Now he can finally afford to buy the pleasure palace of his dreams--and where better than in the capital's sinful heart, Covent Garden? The only fly in his ointment is the perfect building he's just bought to put it in also happens to be right next door to the orphanage run by his cousin's wife's youngest sister whom he tries to avoid like the plague.
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