In 1609, Elspet Leviston plans on doing something most women wouldn’t dream of–she hopes to take over her father’s lace business.
In an age where most women only care about finding husbands and having children, Elspet wants nothing more than the learn the trade.
Since her father doesn’t have a male heir the odd of her taking over are pretty good–until a mysterious cousin shows up and starts helping her father with the lace business.
Zachary Deane has basically come from nothing. His mother was a prostitute and with three children. They had little money to support themselves but she had high hopes for Zachary. She told him if anything happened to her, he should find his father, Nathaniel Leviston.
When Zachary arrives at the Leviston house, Elspet is immediately suspicious of him. Her father tells her that Zachary is his sister’s son and now that she is dead, they are taking him in.
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Strong winds and storm surges batter the hull of a ship carrying the young widow Catherine Briton home to England.
As a child, William Bellman makes one tragic mistake that will haunt him all his life. Though it doesn’t seem like a big deal, William soon finds out what a big deal it was.
In Sweden one fateful night, the life of a young English woman changes forever. Giselle Barrington witnesses the murder of her father, a spy for the British crown. While in Sweden, Giselle’s (Gigi) father procures a dangerous document that if discovered could mean a political nightmare for England, France, Sweden, and Russia!
Reading this book was like peeling the petals off of a flower, each petal a little more beautiful than the one before.
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