Torn between duty and desire, will love find a way?
The first eighteen years of Violet Eastbourne’s life have been small yet secure—until her father’s sudden death unravels everything. When unexpected debts claim both her father’s business and their home, Violet’s family is forced to leave the comfort of London for the rough, unfamiliar world of a Lancashire mill town. Determined to provide for her family, Violet takes a job at Hunscott Mills, only to find herself an outcast among the workers—everyone, that is, except for David Cavanagh. David, her employer’s sharp-witted, book-loving secretary, knows all too well what it means to be an outsider.
As Violet struggles to create stability for her family, David becomes both her anchor and the one man she can’t stop thinking about. But when the wealthy and charming Robert Hunscott sets his sights on her, Violet is faced with an impossible choice: security for her family or the man who truly holds her heart.
With financial ruin looming and tragedy striking at the mill, Violet and David must decide if love is enough to overcome the barriers between them, or if the weight of reality will force them apart forever.
