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1902. In the heart of the Potteries, bottle kilns and brooding chimneys pour smoke across every cobbled street.
Fifteen-year-old Maddie Lockett knows nothing but hard work. With her mother gone and her father's hands ruined by a lifetime at the potter's wheel, it falls to Maddie to keep the house, mind her little brother Tom, and earn her keep with her needle.
Then Tom tumbles into a flooded clay pit, and the young man who hauls him out changes everything. Daniel Davenport is the handsome son of wealthy kiln owners, raised in a world of green lawns and grand houses far from the smoke and the terraces.
A gentleman's son and a working girl were never meant to fall in love. But they do.
But Daniel’s mother had other plans for her son. A rich bride with a good name, and certainly not a girl who comes from soot and clay. So when a spiteful lie drives Maddie'''s family into scandal, she seizes her chance, and Maddie is forced to walk away from the only man she has ever loved, leaving everything behind to begin a new life in London.
Through grit and talent, she rises from a humble seamstress to a woman of business. But a fine new life cannot mend a broken heart. And when fate brings her and Daniel together one last time, she is left carrying a secret she can never tell.
Now, with the past finally catching up with her, Maddie must find the courage to fight for the love, and the family, she has always longed for . . .
This unforgettable historical romance about love against all odds is perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Tania Crosse, Chrissie Walsh or Rosie Goodwin.
Readers love The Potter’s Daughter:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally enthralled by this book.''' S. B.
⭐⭐⭐��⭐ ‘An uplifting historical romance with a real sense of time and place.’ Carys
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Such a feel-good read!’ J. R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So well-written and the story is captivating’ Dawn
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of drama, romance and thwarted opportunities.’ Vdub
Genre: Sagas
Fifteen-year-old Maddie Lockett knows nothing but hard work. With her mother gone and her father's hands ruined by a lifetime at the potter's wheel, it falls to Maddie to keep the house, mind her little brother Tom, and earn her keep with her needle.
Then Tom tumbles into a flooded clay pit, and the young man who hauls him out changes everything. Daniel Davenport is the handsome son of wealthy kiln owners, raised in a world of green lawns and grand houses far from the smoke and the terraces.
A gentleman's son and a working girl were never meant to fall in love. But they do.
But Daniel’s mother had other plans for her son. A rich bride with a good name, and certainly not a girl who comes from soot and clay. So when a spiteful lie drives Maddie'''s family into scandal, she seizes her chance, and Maddie is forced to walk away from the only man she has ever loved, leaving everything behind to begin a new life in London.
Through grit and talent, she rises from a humble seamstress to a woman of business. But a fine new life cannot mend a broken heart. And when fate brings her and Daniel together one last time, she is left carrying a secret she can never tell.
Now, with the past finally catching up with her, Maddie must find the courage to fight for the love, and the family, she has always longed for . . .
This unforgettable historical romance about love against all odds is perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Tania Crosse, Chrissie Walsh or Rosie Goodwin.
Readers love The Potter’s Daughter:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally enthralled by this book.''' S. B.
⭐⭐⭐��⭐ ‘An uplifting historical romance with a real sense of time and place.’ Carys
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Such a feel-good read!’ J. R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So well-written and the story is captivating’ Dawn
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of drama, romance and thwarted opportunities.’ Vdub
Genre: Sagas
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