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    Midwinter Freedom, an Alwyn Holiday Short
    Midwinter Freedom, an Alwyn Holiday Short
    Midwinter Freedom, an Alwyn Holiday Short
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    Midwinter Freedom, an Alwyn Holiday Short

    By Camille LaGuire

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    Long after Mary and Jackie Alwyn have settled down to domestic life, Mary finds that the irrepressible Jackie can actually keep a secret. But is he straying from his vows, or is he up to something else?

    Midwinter Freedom is a short story in The Adventures of Mary Alwyn, which take place in an alternate world a little like Revolutionary America. The novels are melodramas. This short story just little romantic holiday story. It is 4800 words or about 16 paperpack pages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCamille LaGuire
    Release dateDec 10, 2013
    ISBN9781311723925
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      Midwinter Freedom, an Alwyn Holiday Short - Camille LaGuire

      MIDWINTER FREEDOM

      An Alwyn Holiday Story

      by Camille LaGuire

      * * *

      Long after Mary and Jackie Alwyn have settled down to domestic life, Mary finds that the irrepressible Jackie is able to keep a secret. But is he straying from his vows, or is he up to something else?

      * * *

      First Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Camille LaGuire. All rights reserved.

      = * * * =

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      = * * * =

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      I

      * * *

      THE FIRST FIERCE storm of winter always had a peculiar effect on the tiny town of Whitville, in the northern woodlands of Acton.

      It was a town well populated by people of the Plain persuasion. Ordinarily, the Plainfolk were a somber and pious people. They kept to their work and worship. Their only celebration was prayer. They hardly acknowledged even the holiest days.

      But winter was different. That first sharp crack of cold was like a bugle call for everyone in the district; pious and raucous alike. Out they went, defiant and rebellious as ever they’d been during the war; stamping and blowing and complaining. The pious pretended it was mere duty. They were only out to see to the welfare of their neighbors.

      Still, whether you were a saint or a sinner, it could not be denied that snow was very

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