Mike and his ladies follow a different story line in this version of the Call Me Beth story. This is more than just a variation, and for the most part, a completely different story. This version doesn't have a terminal illness. It concentrates more on relationships between Mike and his daughters, their procreation, and the eventual matings between Mike and his granddaughters. While I generally try to keep some humor in my stories, this one includes lots of girls who like to have fun.
Andy was a good and loving father, raising his daughter Jiselle on his own after the tragic death of his wife and her mother two years earlier. His sister helped with the awkward 'talk' soon after she started puberty but it was always going to be a difficult time for the pair of them. Quite how difficult was only starting to become apparent.
A story in the Tarleton Universe
Violet Worden was the daughter of a vicar, and thus -- barely -- a gentlewoman. Then tragedy made her a poor, if learned, orphan. She made herself into a governess by pluck and skill. She could never go higher, and she chastised herself for letting an Earl enter her dreams.