A 3000 mile voyage. A stowaway, running from the law. A deadly secret.The year is 1830.After the death of her grandmother, there’s nothing left for Rose in England. She’s sold her house, packed her money and possessions in a single canvas bag, and now a six-week voyage across the Atlantic is all that stands between her and a new life in America. From now on, she’ll only have to worry about herself.Emily has been accused of a crime she hasn’t committed, and a fair trial is not in the cards... moreA 3000 mile voyage. A stowaway, running from the law. A deadly secret.The year is 1830.After the death of her grandmother, there’s nothing left for Rose in England. She’s sold her house, packed her money and possessions in a single canvas bag, and now a six-week voyage across the Atlantic is all that stands between her and a new life in America. From now on, she’ll only have to worry about herself.Emily has been accused of a crime she hasn’t committed, and a fair trial is not in the cards.Options are scarce, but if she can escape and get out of London, she might be able to start a new life somewhere else.On the packet ship Merryweather, Rose discovers Emily, a feisty but guarded young woman, stowed away and harbouring more than enough problems for the both of them.Drawn to Emily, Rose faces a hard decision.Does she risk everything to help her new friend? Or does she leave Emily to fend for herself in the dark hold of the ship?As the two women fall for one another, things become more complicated when they learn Rose isn’t the only person who’s aware of Emily’s presence aboard the Merryweather.And there are outside forces which pose an entirely new threat to them both…The lives of two very different women become entangled in this story about loyalty, grit, resourcefulness and, above all, love. less
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