The Stolen Street Girl
Nell Harte
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Ada Blair knew well that London held many dangers for paupers. But there was one dreadful danger she never could have imagined until the day it happened.
Forced to be both mother and father to her siblings after Ada’s mother turns to gin, and no longer able to scour the banks of the Thames as mudlarks, Ada turns to picking up cigarette butts from the filthy streets and repurposing the tobacco into a saleable item.
Assisted by Elijah the son of a stonemason the Blair family manages to keep a roof over their heads, until their mother’s addiction spirals out of control and they find themselves out on the street.
Desperate for safety, Ada takes a risk and is befriended by the well to do Mr Beauregard. But not all things are as they seem and soon Ada is torn from her family and thrown into a world of corruption she could not have imagined.
When a chance meeting with Elijah reveals the truth, Ada’s life is at a crossroads
Can Ada leave behind the new life she now finds herself in? Will Elijah ever forgive her for what she has become? Or should Ada let the past remain behind and leave her family in peace.
Nell Harte writes sweet and clean Historical Romance
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