Laura Hawkins - The Slum Girl
Catharine Dobbs, Dottie Sinclair

Growing up in the unforgiving slums of Victorian London, Laura Hawkins has known only survival.
Each day is a struggle as her loved ones are slowly taken from her—either by death or disappearance. Laura is left to fend for herself in a harsh world.
When a rare opportunity arises for her to become a nanny in an affluent household, Laura seizes it as her chance to escape the shadows of her past.
But her new employer's watchful eyes and peculiar behavior stir a sense of unease, making her wonder if she’s truly found salvation or stumbled into something far darker.
Benjamin Price has been in love with Laura since a fateful encounter in their youth.
Secretly, he’s watched over her, going as far as securing her a position in his sister’s household.
But as he and Laura start noticing the erratic and sinister behavior of his brother-in-law, Victor Pascoe, Benjamin realizes he may have unwittingly placed her in grave danger.
Disturbing secrets about Pascoe’s identity are discovered, revealing a chilling truth.
Laura Hawkins may be the next pawn in a deadly game of mistaken identity, and time is running out. In a world where nothing is as it seems, love is her only hope.