B. D. Hawkey
Published: 2015-09-12
Total Pages: 282
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How far would you go for love? How far is too far?18th century England is crippled by debts and poverty. The bloody code threatens all with the hangman's noose, whilst corrupt thief-takers thrive. Yet, when night falls and the weather-vane is turned, free traders swarm onto the beaches and smuggling prospers.Brought up in a family of thieves, and terrified by a thief-taker's warning as a child, Jenna has always strived to be good. Saved from a brutal marriage by her brother, Silas, she now finds herself a widow who owes him her life. When Silas asks her to pay his creditors and secure his freedom from the debtor's prison, Jenna feels unable to refuse and finds herself entering the secretive and dangerous world of the smuggling trade.Jack Penhale has spent years hunting down the smuggling gangs who plague Cornwall in revenge for his father's death. Drawn to Jenna at the hiring fayre, their worlds collide as they discover their lives are more entangled than they first thought. As line between housekeeper and employer becomes blurred, love and loyalty are tested to the limit, while her blood tie tries to tear them apart.