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Bedtime Stories: William Stead

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 25 January 20225 February 2022

Two hundred years ago, it was easier to make friends, because you could buy them.

Bedtime Stories: Rosemary
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Bedtime Stories: Rosemary

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 January 20228 February 2022

Rosemary was a pretty young lady born into a wealthy and powerful family. A bed-time story for frisky girls.

Protected: The Salt Island Diaries – Chapter 01
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Protected: The Salt Island Diaries – Chapter 01

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 18 December 202115 February 2022

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Peer Relevance

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 12 August 202124 October 2021

Are you networked? Are you relevant? Your adversaries are.

Victorian Women were Smashing
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Victorian Women were Smashing

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 20 July 202123 May 2022

A shadow society, ignored or denied. Mutual support networks among the disempowered. Role models and fans. Petting and kisses. Half of women.

Protected: The Wolf of Cape Ann
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Protected: The Wolf of Cape Ann

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 16 July 202115 February 2022

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

The Old New Sexy
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The Old New Sexy

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 9 July 202124 September 2021

There’s a new look trending, but it’s looking a lot like the old one. Where fashion and finance blurr

Tacitus on Agricola
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Tacitus on Agricola

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 21 June 20211 September 2021

Roman historian Tacitus explains the policy of his father-in-law, Agricola, in bringing the comforts of Roman civilization to the barbarous British.

The Salt Island Diaries
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The Salt Island Diaries

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 2 May 202117 December 2021

Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own.

The Chauffeur
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  • Historical

The Chauffeur

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 12 May 201817 October 2021

A handsome young man takes his girlfriend’s little sister to a beach picnic party in a vintage sports car.

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