Hello, fabulous readers!!

If you've arrived at this final note, then I must extend a huge THANK YOU! Thank you for sticking with the story! What a ride, huh? For you, for me, for Liam, Rose, and all their friends and adversaries. I cannot believe it's over. I'm proud, relieved, and honestly a little sad. I will miss these characters so much. But I'm elated to be able to mark this novel “complete.”

This is by far the longest piece I've ever written, totalling at over 158,100 words!

I know some of you might be pretty mad at me for that ending, but it was the only way a story like this could end. I've had this series of events in my mind since day one. There was never going to be a “happily ever after” for Liam & Rose. It wouldn't have been realistic. If you read the Author's Note, I basically told you that. *wink* I do think I ended it with hope, though, and I'm hopeful that you agree.

Once again, a huge, enormous THANK YOU to each and every one of you for reading (and your votes & comments). I can't tell you what your support and interest mean to me!! 

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So!! To THE POLL!! Yay!

Put an emoji of your choice next to your selections. (“Dealer's choice” is a write-in opinion.) You can vote on one, some, all, or any combination of categories you like! I would just love to get your feedback and opinions!! ♡

Favorite Rose & Liam Moment ~

1) Their conversation at The Sparrow in which Liam “convinces” Rose to come work for him.

2) Liam teaches Rose to shoot a gun.

3) Liam teaches Rose to use a knife.

4) Liam sees Rose in her gown for the benefit.

5) Liam and Rose dance at the benefit.

6) Liam and Rose fight and almost kiss.

7) Rose walks in on Liam in the bath.

8) Liam apologizes to Rose.

9) Liam and Rose have their first kiss and finally DO IT!!

10) Liam and Rose have their tearful, Shakespeare-worthy goodbye.

11) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite Rose Moment ~

1) Rose meets the Mercer brothers and Elijah McQueeney.

2) Rose speaks up for Elijah to the aristocrats and dances with him at the benefit.

3) Rose rescues Jackson & Ransom and saves the benefit from scandal.

4) Rose manipulates an interview and gets hired as James Gallagher's secretary.

5) Rose reads to and bonds with Teddy.

6) Rose gets Jimmy to “spill the tea” on their dates at The Lion's Den and The Seven Bells.

7) Rose tells Liam that she deserves an apology.

8) Rose meets and helps Geneviève.

9) Rose tricks Jimmy into getting a room at the Mitre Hotel so that he can be ambushed.

10) Rose and Liam have their passionate night.

11) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite Liam Moment ~

1) Liam contacts Leopold Rothschild for info on Rose.

2) Liam blackmails Rose (like a boss!) into working for him.

3) Liam alleviates his pain and sadness in his office with some help from Kitty.

4) Liam takes Rose and Teddy to the stables.

5) Liam puts Tuppence in her place at the benefit.

6) Liam visits Daphne's flat in order to learn “dirt” on Rose.

7) Liam makes Kitty leave his study in order to “talk business” with Rose.

8) Liam tells Rose the story of Katya Poliatova and apologizes.

9) Liam has a heart-to-heart with Teddy.

10) Liam blackmails Jimmy (like a boss!) with the help of his brothers, friends, and Rose, and gets Jimmy to sign over Gallagher's assets.

11) Liam chooses not to be selfish, and lets Rose go.

12) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite Relationship (not necessarily romantic) ~

1) Liam & Rose

2) Rose & Daphne

3) Rose & Jimmy

4) Liam & Kitty

5) Rose & Elijah

6) Liam & Tuppence

7) Rose & Teddy

8) Ransom & Jackson

9) Jimmy and His Ego

10) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite Character ~

1) Rose Sinclair 

2) Liam Mercer 

3) Daphne Lancaster 

4) Kitty Ross

5) James Gallagher

6) Jimmy Gallagher

7) Elijah McQueeney

8) Teddy Mercer

9) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite Supporting Character ~

1) Hattie Kohl

2) Audrey McQueeney

3) Jackson Mercer

4) Ransom Mercer

5) Bianca & Desdemona Cazacu

6) Geneviève 

7) Archie

8) Tuppence Holcroft-Mercer

9) Luisa Ginovesi-Mercer

10) Dealer's Choice!

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Least Favorite Character ~

1) Rose Sinclair

2) Liam Mercer

3) Daphne Lancaster 

4) Kitty Ross

5) James Gallagher

6) Jimmy Gallagher

7) Elijah McQueeney

8) Teddy Mercer

9) Tuppence Holcroft-Mercer

10) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite Character We Never Actually Meet ~

1) August Appelbaum

2) Clementine Mercer (Rothschild)

3) Katya Poliatova

4) Duke Ellington

5) Petunia Sinclair

6) Dmitri Kuragin

7) Dealer's Choice!

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Funniest Character (laugh with them OR at them!) ~

1) Ransom Mercer

2) Jackson Mercer

3) Jimmy Gallagher

4) Elijah McQueeney

5) Hattie Kohl

6) Tuppence Holcroft-Mercer

7) Dealer's Choice!

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Who was really The Villain? ~

1) James Gallagher

2) Jimmy Gallagher

3) Kitty Ross

4) Petunia Sinclair (LOL)

5) The Economy

6) The Human Condition

7) Me, the author

8) Dealer's Choice!

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Favorite OMG! Moment ~

1) Liam confesses to killing Dmitri.

2) We learn that Liam read all of Rose's diary.

3) The Cazacu sisters show up at the benefit (Gallagher's “gift”).

4) Rose walks in on Liam and Kitty in his study.

5) Liam blackmails Rose into dating Jimmy.

6) Liam attempts to seduce Daphne.

7) Liam apologizes to Rose.

8) Rose meets Geneviève and learns Mr. Gallagher has an illegitimate child.

9) Geneviève is found dead in the canal.

10) Kitty isn't invited to the family meeting...but finds out that Rose is.

11) The Deansgate Streeters ambush Jimmy (and Rose) in the hotel room, and Liam does his blackmail voodoo magic!

12) Kitty betrays Rose to James Gallagher.

13) Dealer's Choice!

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Most Heart-Breaking Moment ~

1) Teddy finds Rose crying and tells her he loves her.

2) Liam reveals his loss of Katya Poliatova to Rose.

3) Gallagher murders Geneviève to keep his secret.

4) Jackson tells Liam and Rose that Gallagher killed Archie.

5) Liam and Rose's farewell at the train station.

6) Dealer's choice!

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Please feel free to leave any other feedback here! Including but not limited to:

• whether or not you guys would be interested in a sequel

• more Rose and/or Liam tales

• a spin-off adventure for Daphne!

• a ridiculous side story about Jimmy meeting Tuppence …Heeheehee, scary!

Thank you again, guys! Tell your friends about this book! You're the best!!

Parting is such sweet sorrow. ♡  Until next time.

~ Mar

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