Hesper Vane has survived fifteen years in a brutal workhouse with nothing but a tarnished brass locket and a promise to save the only friend she has ever loved.
When she is sent into service at the imposing Obsidian Hall, she expects more hardship. Instead she finds a house steeped in wealth, corruption, and dangerous secrets. The master’s son, Lysander Brunt, sees more in her than a servant. He sees intelligence, courage, and a fire that refuses to be extinguished.
But his stepmother, Rowena, sees only a threat.
As false accusations swirl and the police are summoned to disgrace her, Hesper must decide whether she will bow to the cruelty of the powerful or demand justice for the years stolen from her. With a dying friend depending on her and a love that could cost them both everything, Hesper is about to discover that even a girl from the workhouse can shake the foundations of a grand house built on lies.
Some women inherit fortunes. Others fight for every shilling.
Genre: Sagas
When she is sent into service at the imposing Obsidian Hall, she expects more hardship. Instead she finds a house steeped in wealth, corruption, and dangerous secrets. The master’s son, Lysander Brunt, sees more in her than a servant. He sees intelligence, courage, and a fire that refuses to be extinguished.
But his stepmother, Rowena, sees only a threat.
As false accusations swirl and the police are summoned to disgrace her, Hesper must decide whether she will bow to the cruelty of the powerful or demand justice for the years stolen from her. With a dying friend depending on her and a love that could cost them both everything, Hesper is about to discover that even a girl from the workhouse can shake the foundations of a grand house built on lies.
Some women inherit fortunes. Others fight for every shilling.
Genre: Sagas
Used availability for Sybil Cook's The Workhouse Ledger