The Orphan Dancer's Desperation
Nell Harte
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· 4 ratings · 122 pages · Published: 07 Apr 2020
“The Tap! The Taps broke! I can’t stop it coming!” But the panicked voice could not save Holland Monroe, changing the fate of his family forever.
Genevieve thought life could get no worse when her father died in the smelter factory until she awakes one morning and finds her mother has abandoned the family and the children are placed in the precarious care of the Islington workhouse. Struggling to survive, Genevieve dances on the street for coins saving every coin she can to bring the family home.
Frail and earning barely enough to stay alive, a fortuitous meeting brings Genevieve to the Mowbray’s Music Hall. Now with more earnings and regular employment, Genevieve puts her plan into action to deliver her siblings from the workhouse, yet soon discovers a jealous and bitter enemy set on her ruin. Now alone and fighting for her life, Genevieve is evicted from her humble home for a wrong she never committed and thrown onto the streets.
Guy Chambers, a handsome and kind violinist, suspects Genevieve has seen more trouble in her life than she reveals. Careful never to frighten her, he gradually gains her trust and a fledgling love begins to bloom. When Genevieve disappears without a word, Guy is desperate to find her, and searches the streets and alleyways, but what he discovers brings him to the brink of despair.
Will Genevieve be able to survive and bring her family home? Will Guy find her in time to save her? Or is all hope lost for their love, her family, and a future together?
If you enjoy clean historical romance, you will love Nell Harte books.
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