Struggling to survive on Britain’s waterways Tilly Thompson, a girl from the canal, is caught stealing a pie from the terrace of The Imperial Hotel, Athelstone. The intervention of Captain Charles Thackery, saves her from prison. Tilly soon finds out the real reason for the rescue. With the Captain Tilly sees life away from the poverty and hardships of the Waterways but his favour stirs up jealousy and hatred among the hotel staff, especially Freddie, the stable boy who harbours desires of his own. Freddie’s pursuit leads Tilly into far greater danger than she could ever have imagined. Can she escape the prejudice, persecution and hypocrisy of Victorian Society, leave her past behind and find true happiness? This is a story of love and loss, lust and passion, injustice and ultimate redemption.
A wonderful debut novel from a very talented writer
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Wild, beautiful and recklessly ambitious Annie knows the secrets men whisper in her ears when the pay for her favours. When she disappears who will care? Who will look for her?
Two girls, thrown together by circumstance, sell cress on the streets of Victorian London. When they grow up they take very different paths. When Annie disappears, leaving her son behind, Hettie sets out to find her. Her search takes her to London’s darkest and most dangerous places to uncover the corruption and depravity in Victorian society. Secrets are revealed and both their lives put in danger.
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When Nell Draper leaves the workhouse to care for the five-year-old son of Lord Eversham, a wealthy landowner, she has no idea of the heartache that lies ahead of her.
Robert can’t speak. He can’t tell her what makes him happy or sad. Nell has to work that out for herself.
not everyone is happy about Robert’s existence.
Can Nell save him from a desolate future, secure his inheritance and ensure he takes his rightful place in society?
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In Victorian London’s East End, life for Hope Daniels in the public house run by her parents is not as it seems. Pa drinks and gambles, brother John longs for a place of his own, sister Violet dreams of a life on stage and little Alfie is being bullied at school.
When disaster strikes the family lose everything and the future they planned is snatched away from them. Can Hope keep them together when fate is pulling them apart?
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Violet Danials isn’t perfect but the deep love she has for her five-year-old twins is beyond dispute. When their feckless and often violent father turns up out of the blue, demanding to see them, she’s terrified he might snatch them from her. She flees with them to a place of safety where she meets the handsome and charming Gabriel Stone. He shows her a better way of life, but is he everything he appears to be?
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The close, loving family life Rose has known is shattered when the country goes to war. Rose resolves to do her bit so, aged sixteen, she leaves home to train as a nurse in London. There she finds freedom, excitement and a different way of life.A brief encounter with a soldier opens her eyes to romance, but is he the man she thinks he is?Can first love survive long separation or will Rose discover that her heart belongs to another?When the war brings searing loss and heartbreak, can Rose find the strength to look to the future?
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Clara Fitzroy, spoiled and entitled, refuses to conform to convention. Her reckless behaviour has devastating consequences and an ill-judged liaison threatens to destroy everything she’s hoped for.
Daisy Carter, the hotel housekeeper, has problems of her own. A family relationship brings grief and heartache and a well meaning action ends in disaster. When tragedy strikes at The Fitzroy Hotel on the day of Edward VII’s Coronation their lives are thrown into turmoil.Can Clara find the courage to follow her heart and find the happiness she craves? Can Daisy keep her family together when fate is pulling them apart?
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Verity Templeton, eighteen and fiercely independent, travels to London with her aunt for the season. During a weekend with her friend Charlotte Huntington-Smythe an encounter with Charlotte’s brother shows her another side of the family.
Then she meets Brandon Summerville, the handsome, arrogant, wealthy man about town Charlotte is in love with. Will she be able to resist his obvious charm?When a secret from the past turns her life upside down she doubts everything she’s believed in. Her fight to find the truth brings more heartache. Can she forgive or will it destroy her hopes for future happiness?Meanwhile, Lawrence Fitzroy contemplates his own future and things get worse for Daisy Carter, the hotel housekeeper, when a new under manager is appointed. Can Daisy keep control of her staff, or will an errant maid’s wilfulness be the undoing of her?
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When charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party, she knows there’s more to the invitation than a weekend in the country. She’s old enough to be married and her future prosperity depends on a good match.Sparks fly when she collides with dashing Jack and the hotel housekeeper’s disreputable brother.A visit to a home for waifs and strays run by her uncle makes her question her values. She attempts to help a small, mute boy she meets there, eliciting the services of attractive and worthy Doctor Adam Radcliffe, a man she met over the weekend. Together they uncover a web of deceit, betrayal and lies surrounding the boy’s family.
Fate unites Jack and Charity in a quest to save the boy from unimaginable evil. Jack’s mesmerising charm captures her heart, but is love an illusion? Meanwhile Daisy, the hotel housekeeper, faces challenges of her own with a troublesome chambermaid.Can love conquer all, or will Charity’s head overrule her heart? Will Daisy manage to keep her job?Discover the compelling twists and turns in the third Fitzroy Hotel Story, a perfect read for fans of Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs.
Is love an illusion? Or can it bridge the gap when two worlds collide?
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All her life Tilly has been persecuted by the prejudice and hypocrisy of Victorian society. When her eldest son, Joey, is given the opportunity to join them through the connection to his wealthy birth family, Tilly is torn between fighting for her son and respecting his dreams. An incident at a glittering Celebration Ball, involving her spirited, headstrong daughter Martha, brings things to a head. Martha has ideas of her own. How will she fare when she faces Joey’s entitled friends and their easy lives?
Disaster strikes Sam’s business, shaking the family’s foundation. As old wounds reopen and new temptations arise, Tilly must summon all her strength to keep her family together while fate is pulling them apart. Will love and loyalty be enough, or will the prospect of wealth and comfort lure her children away forever?
Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin.
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