Braving London’s meanest streets, Bess Morgan survives by collecting dog waste. Fleeing from the cold and hunger, fate leads the little homeless orphan to the rafters of the Grand Theatre.
There, she finds an unlikely guardian: the beautiful actress Rebecca Sutcliffe, who rescues her from the gutter and gives her a real home.
Under Rebecca’s care, Bess learns to enjoy life as she grows into a confident young woman.
And when Rebecca’s nephew Phineas arrives with dreams of becoming a playwright, Bess feels her heart stirring for the first time.
But just as romance blooms and success seems within reach, dark forces conspire to tear apart everything Bess holds dear.
Thrust into a deadly game of deception and jealousy, Bess must use every skill she learned from her years on the streets to save her own life.
In a world where each smile might mask ulterior motives, can a former street urchin find her way to happiness?
‘The Courtesan’s Maid’ is a sweeping Victorian romance filled with passion, betrayal… and redemption.
A spellbinding, cosy read that is likely to delight readers of other Victorian historical romance authors such as Dilly Court, Tania Crosse and Rosie Goodwin.
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