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  • The Hathaways Complete Series by Lisa Kleypas

    The Hathaways Complete Series by Lisa Kleypas

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 40 ratings
    Here together for the first time in a convenient ebook bundle, the five books from The Hathaways series by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas: Mine Til Midnight , Seduce Me at Sunrise , Tempt Me at Twilight , Married by Morning , and Love in the Afternoon...
  • A Crying Shame by Rosie Goodwin

    A Crying Shame by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Claire Nightingale is haunted by the memory of childhood abuse and the painful choices she was forced to make. Longing to find peace, she knows she must first confront her demons.Moving to Solihull with her adopted daughter Nikki, she tries to make amends with the family she left behind...
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  • The Little Angel by Rosie Goodwin

    The Little Angel by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From Sunday Times bestselling author of Mothering Sunday, Rosie Goodwin, comes the next in this heartwarming and heartbreaking Christmas treat.1896, Nuneaton.Left on the doorstep of Treetops Children's Home, young Kitty captures the heart of her guardian, Sunday Branning, who has never been blessed with a child of her own...
  • The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

    The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 70 ratings
    Lady Windermere's Fan/Salomé/A Woman of No Importance/An Ideal Husband/A Florentine Tragedy/The Importance of Being Earnest'To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness'The Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette...
  • The River Girl by Tania Crosse

    The River Girl by Tania Crosse

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Dartmoor, 1858.Elizabeth Thornton has every reason to want to escape from home — a ramshackle farm in the middle of nowhere on the wilds of Dartmoor. Since her father’s death, she’s been trapped here, in the clutches of her lascivious uncle.When a position opens up at Rosebank Hall, she jumps at the chance. She will be a domestic drudge at the beck and call of the house’s cantankerous master...
  • The Waterfront Lass by AnneMarie Brear

    The Waterfront Lass by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wakefield 1870On the banks of the River Calder, Meg Taylor struggles to care for her younger siblings and sick mother whilst her father is away working as a boatman on the canals. The slums where they live are rife with disease, and Meg longs for a different life, away from the grinding poverty, but she'll never leave her family...
  • A Family of His Own by Stephanie Laurens

    A Family of His Own by Stephanie Laurens

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to the quintessential question of what family means to a Cynster in this tale of the last unmarried member of the Cynster Next Generation and the final mission that opens his eyes.Toby Cynster is not amused when informed that his new mission is to be his last in the shadowy service of Drake, Marquess of Winchelsea...
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    victorian  historical  length-long  audiobook
  • The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling

    The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Born in the dark horrors of the Victorian Bedlam, Beth Thursday was a no-one. An inconsequential inconvenience.After eight years of dreaming of an unknown mother rescuing her from the workhouse, Beth is unexpectedly liberated to become an apprentice in Mr Whitaker's tailor's shop...
  • The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster

    The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Betrayal, temptation and an impossible love.The final book in the Unmarriageable series...Some suspect that Lily Villin is the true heart of the Hart Inn, a lucky house where love always seems to blossom, whatever the obstacles. But Lily has another secret. She is in love with an enigmatic nobleman, and no luck in the world can make such a marriage possible...
  • Don’t Cry Alone by Josephine Cox

    Don’t Cry Alone by Josephine Cox

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    In this nineteenth-century historical saga from a “born storyteller,” a woman from a prominent family becomes pregnant by her father’s hired hand ( Bedfordshire Times) . Beth Ward and Tyler Blacklock share a love they know will last forever. But Beth is daughter to prosperous land developer Richard Ward and Tyler a mere employee...
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    victorian  historical  length-long
  • On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean

    On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cliffehaven, October 1944 As the Allied troops draw closer to victory, life at Beach View Boarding House is still full of uncertainty. Rosie’s plans for her wedding to Ron Reilly are plagued with misunderstandings. And when Ron takes on a secret assignment just days before they are due to say their vows, it seems their plans for a future together may be doomed...
  • The Christmas Orphan by Rosie Darling

    The Christmas Orphan by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After her father’s sudden death little Jane Walker had been forced to sell flowers on the London streets to the wealthy in order to make ends meet. At the end of each day she would return to the terrible streets of Whitechapel where her heavily pregnant mother awaited her return...
  • The Ward of the Castle by Stacey Reynolds

    The Ward of the Castle by Stacey Reynolds

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Spanning two decades, from the wild coast of a Tasmanian penal colony to the west coast of Ireland, an exiled rebel’s betrayal precedes his return to his homeland.In mid-nineteenth-century Ireland, a small girl arrives on the same dock her mother departed from six years earlier. Laoise Hogan is alone, traumatized, and bearing letters from her mother addressed to the man who abandoned them...
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    victorian  historical  length-long  audiobook
  • Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart.After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast...
  • My Kind of Scoundrel by Adele Clee

    My Kind of Scoundrel by Adele Clee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    By day, Miss Eleanor Darrow is one of London’s finest modistes. By night, she is a trusted confidante and the keeper of the ton’s scandalous secrets. But what began as an innocent way to supplement her income has her fearing for her life. Her box of secrets is missing. Fortunately, she knows the identity of the handsome scoundrel who stole it...
  • The Dreadful Duke by Grace Burrowes

    The Dreadful Duke by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    He’d rather carry hod in hell…Finn Cathcart, a successful sculptor, is having a fine time on the Continent cavorting with alabaster nymphs and marble goddesses (so to speak), when he’s informed that a ducal title awaits him back in England. The same family who disowned Finn’s father now needs an heir to prevent all their wealth from falling into the Crown’s greedy hands....She’d rather he did too...
  • Grace's Courage by AnneMarie Brear

    Grace's Courage by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Perfect for the fans of Anna Jacobs. Grace Woodruff fights for her sisters' rights to happiness while sacrificing any chance for her own. The eldest of seven daughters, Grace is the core of strength around which the unhappy members of the Woodruff family revolve...
  • An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling

    An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the workhouse, little orphan Holly Green dreamed of a Christmas filled with roast beef and plum pudding. But Holly's beautiful Christmas dream was soon to contort into a cruel nightmare.One snowy Christmas Eve, two vulnerable little girls run away from the harsh workhouse, into the unknown and unforgiving world that was Victorian London...
  • The Earl's Iron Warrant by Kate Archer

    The Earl's Iron Warrant by Kate Archer

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Icy Lady and an Implacable Lord... Charles Battersea, Earl of Dalton and heir to the Duke of Glastonburg, is the last holdout among the six young heirs who have been pressured to marry by way of the Dukes’ Pact. This surprises precisely nobody, especially not himself. He has unaccountably lost his friend, Grayson, to Miss Dell, but if he is forced to tow the bachelorhood line alone, so be it...
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    victorian  historical  regency  length-short  m-f
  • Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox

    Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship...
  • The Country Bride by Dilly Court

    The Country Bride by Dilly Court

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The third book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author. The time had come to leave Creek Manor. Their relationship was doomed from the start, he was the master of the house and she the servant…  Summer, Little Creek 1879For most of her life, Judy Begg has been a loyal servant at Creek Manor and to Jack Fox, its future lord...
  • To Dare the Darkness by Emma V. Leech

    To Dare the Darkness by Emma V. Leech

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A young woman who is bolder than she knows... Miss Evie Knight, the daughter of Mr. Gabriel Knight and Lady Helena Knight has been the unlikely friend and confidante of the Comte de Villen for years. But despite her own shortcomings and the unlikeliness of a man like Louis César falling for plump little Evie, she must concede Louis appears to be madly in love with her...
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    victorian  historical  length-medium
  • Women of Straw by Carole Llewellyn

    Women of Straw by Carole Llewellyn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In 1865, Luton in Bedfordshire is famous for manufacturing straw boaters worn everywhere, although times and fashions are changing. Kate Devlin, the eldest of three children, helps her mother, Rose, run the Devlin plait-school at 10 Plaiters Way. The plait produced there is sold to the Stratton Hat Company, and Kate’s ambition is to become a hat-maker...
  • Forging the Shilling Girl by Emma Hardwick

    Forging the Shilling Girl by Emma Hardwick

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It is December 1849. Young, widowed Clare Byrne, is escaping the famine in Ireland. On the coffin ship from Dublin, in the final hours of the journey to England, Clare goes into labour. Weakened and alone, the young, beleaguered mother gives birth near the quayside...
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    victorian  historical  length-short
  • The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter

    The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As the snow falls and secrets swirl around her, Penny is torn between two worlds. Does a gift hold the key to her past, and will her true destiny bring her the happiness she longs for?FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED.Penny Frost understands that she’s had an unusual start in life. Taken in by a kind-hearted woman, she becomes part of the close-knit Bevan family of Sketty Lane...
  • Miss Determined by Grace Burrowes

    Miss Determined by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Trevor, Marquess of Tavistock, has finally decided to stop larking around on the Continent, come home, and take a bride. His solicitors applaud his decision to settle down, provided he chooses a wealthy young lady to be his marchioness. Those years Trevor spent seeing the world were bad years for the lordly coffers...
  • Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin

    Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves...
  • Vagabonds by Josephine Cox

    Vagabonds by Josephine Cox

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A beautiful historical novel of survival, love, and redemption It is 1885 and Emma Grady has returned to her home town of Blackburn and been reunited with her lover Marlow. Now married, with a beautiful home, loving husband and wonderful son, she is still haunted by the past, unable to forget the cruelty of her uncle Caleb Crowther, who ignored her pleas to save her and her tragic first-born...
  • The Poet’s Stern Critic: A Regency Historical Romance by Mary Lancaster

    The Poet’s Stern Critic: A Regency Historical Romance by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An elusive poet clashes with an opinionated young lady… Cornelius Vale, hard-working steward of his brother’s land, has another secret identity as acclaimed poet Simon Sacheverill. No one has ever met the mysterious poet – except the woman who once accosted him in a London bookshop and tore his works to shreds.When he encounters That Girl again at a Blackhaven ball, he is appalled...
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    victorian  regency  historical  length-medium
  • The Ragged Orphan by Lindsey Hutchinson

    The Ragged Orphan by Lindsey Hutchinson

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When 12 year-old Jared Johnson’s little sister dies, just hours after his mother breathes her last after wasting away so her children could eat, he knows he is on own. Desperate to avoid the workhouse, he does everything he can to survive the inhospitable streets of Birmingham. Jared is blessed with the gift of the gab and soon attracts the attention of the King of the Tatters, Toby McGuire...
  • The Bermondsey Poisoner by Emily Organ

    The Bermondsey Poisoner by Emily Organ

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A trail of suspicious deaths and a culprit who can’t be caught.Journalist Penny Green is reporting on what seems to be a straightforward poisoning case in Bermondsey. But then a series of macabre photographs comes to light. Memento mori with a twist.When Scotland Yard begins exhumations, Penny and Inspector James Blakely are daunted by the size of the investigation...
  • Sleepless in Southampton by Chasity Bowlin

    Sleepless in Southampton by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Every touch brings with it a world of temptation. Eventually, there is a point of no return. Miss Sophia Upchurch is not having a good day. Her employer is dead, she’s been robbed, she’s now stranded in a strange city, and the handsome man she’d met on the stage, the man she’d flirted with, is no longer simply Mr. Henry Meredith, a possible suitor...
  • The Tobacconist's Wife: An emotional historical saga by AnneMarie Brear

    The Tobacconist's Wife: An emotional historical saga by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    1855 York, EnglandHaving lost her father, Thea Goodson is alone in the world.It is true she has a husband, but Ernie is a brutal man, more inclined to use his fists to keep Thea in line than to build on their marriage. And besides, Ernie Goodson has secrets – secrets that even his wife cannot share...
  • Coal for Christmas by Catherine James, Sandra Fletcher

    Coal for Christmas by Catherine James, Sandra Fletcher

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Christmas JoyLove of a FamilyCommunity SpiritHeartacheDeceitMurder Hugh Black is both irritated and bemused by the little urchin often following his coal cart. In the spirit of Christmas, he extends some kindness, not realising how this simple act will lead to a series of events that forever changes his life, and that of his family.Felix is full of beans...
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    victorian  historical  length-short
  • Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell

    Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sunderland, 1942: Polly's heart and her future are hanging in the balance… Polly’s sweetheart Tommy has been declared missing while serving overseas, and although there is no certainty that he is dead, there is no guarantee that he will return home. Now Polly needs her friends more than ever, and the other women welders are ready to rally around her while she waits for news...
  • Beyond the Distant Hills by AnneMarie Brear

    Beyond the Distant Hills by AnneMarie Brear

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Slum Angel.Beyond the Distant Hills is the sequel to A Distant Horizon.Australia 1853Settled in the colony, Ellen embarks on making a happy new life for her family and to forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland...
  • A Lesson Learned by Rosie Goodwin

    A Lesson Learned by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nuneaton, 1850Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. Her mother, Olivia, was cast out by her well-to-do family when she fell in love with Saffie's father, a lowly boatman named Reuben. But as the years have passed, Reuben has become a bitter and cruel drunk, forced to work for the local crook, Seth Black, to keep their family afloat...
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    victorian  historical  length-long  m-f  audiobook
  • The Narrowboat Orphans by Daisy Carter

    The Narrowboat Orphans by Daisy Carter

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dolly will do anything to protect her family on the canals of the West Country. But when poverty is pitted against wealth, can she succeed? And does she dare to dream of a happily ever after?When a tragedy leaves Dolly and her siblings orphaned, she vows she will do whatever it takes to save them from the dreaded workhouse and keep them together...
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    victorian  historical  length-medium
  • The Fallen Viscount by Wendy Vella

    The Fallen Viscount by Wendy Vella

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ruined in the eyes of society, and removed from the only world they’d ever known, the Nightingale siblings vow never to be victims again. They will build their new life on what they’d once ignored. Being a clairvoyant is an excellent survival skill.Could she be the one to save him?Leopold Nightingale was a man who could find things no one else could...
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    victorian  historical  regency  length-medium  m-f
  • A Corruption of Blood by Ambrose Parry

    A Corruption of Blood by Ambrose Parry

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2022A Raven and Fisher Book 3Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry.Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame Dr Will Raven. Having long worked at the side of Dr James Simpson, she has set her sights on learning to practise medicine herself. A notion everyone seems intent on dissuading her from...
  • No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky

    No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Lucy Lawrence stared down at her husband, his once handsome face now a twisted mask of death. She shivered and pulled her shawl tighter around her shoulders. His life had held so many secrets, and now his sins were hers to bear… England, 1886. In the flickering gaslights of Victorian London, 28-year-old Lucy Lawrence's future hangs in the balance...
  • A Village Scandal by Dilly Court

    A Village Scandal by Dilly Court

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The second book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author. It was her wedding day… the roses and bluebells were blooming and their sweet-scent was filling the air, so why did Daisy feel the cold fingers of fear run down her spine?  Spring in the village, April 1869 It’s spring in Little Creek and wedding bells are ringing...
  • The Gang of St Bride's by Emily Organ

    The Gang of St Bride's by Emily Organ

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    London 1885. A gang of lady thieves is targeting Piccadilly’s wealthy shoppers and no one seems able to stop them. As frustrations build, the body of a young woman is pulled from the River Thames. Reporter Penny Green has a lot to write about, and she faces a new challenge when a stranger approaches her with a riddle...
  • The Orphan in the Blue Satin Dress by Jessica Weir

    The Orphan in the Blue Satin Dress by Jessica Weir

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Lambeth Workhouse is no place for nice dresses, so why does Violet Marsh dream of a pretty blue satin dress?FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Violet remembers nothing of her life before the poverty of the workhouse. Her only comforts are a recurring dream and little Joe, the cheeky orphan, who is her one friend. But, life is hard in the workhouse...
  • Lyon's Prey: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Anna St. Claire

    Lyon's Prey: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Anna St. Claire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Haunted by his wife’s death, he vowed to never marry again..
  • Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5 by Jenny Hambly

    Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5 by Jenny Hambly

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Viscount Derriford likes to keep a low profile. He avoids ton parties and the ladies who frequent them whenever possible, preferring to spend time with his fellow bachelors. A predictable, undemanding existence suits him perfectly. Marriage has never been part of his plans; he is convinced he could never make any woman happy...
  • The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir

    The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Will the sins of the mother condemn the daughter to a life of loss?Heartwarming saga romance FREE on Kindle Unlimited. London, 1879. At just 13 years old, Florence Smith's life will change forever. Losing almost everything, she must grow up quickly and hope that a secret scandal does not come back to haunt her...
  • Three Sins and a Scoundrel by Tracy Sumner

    Three Sins and a Scoundrel by Tracy Sumner

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet the newest member of the Leighton Cluster! The final novel in the popular Duchess Society series by USA Today bestselling author Tracy Sumner!Beneath his disguise lies a secret life…and a secret love.Jasper Noble is the most feared man in London, a ruthless scoundrel with a reputation as dark as the rookery alleys he prowls...
  • Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque

    Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Never judge a bride by her habit... Nothing speaks more strongly of romance than a woman resigned to facing a life a religious servitude suddenly finding herself with a suitor… and a soulmate. Medieval Historical Romance has never been more surprising, intense, or sexy. In this four-book collection, you’ll discover the good, the very bad, and the passionate of knights and their nunnery brides...
  • The Scullery Maid's Salvation by Emma Hardwick

    The Scullery Maid's Salvation by Emma Hardwick

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The start to young Ebba Sheehan’s life would never be that of a fairy-tale princess.Born to an aggressive drunk of an Irish father, and an English mother lacking any maternal interest, times were hard.Facing many challenges, she is forced to look after herself at a tender age...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  historical  military  length-short
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