Author: janesteen

In the 19th-century Midwest, 17-year-old Nell Lillington is sent away to a farm when she becomes pregnant. There, she uncovers the bodies of another unwed mother and her newborn child — and realizes she might be in danger… With over 2,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

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Love or independence? Few choices remain for Nell and her new family on the Kansas frontier…Kansas, 1872. Unwed mother Nell Lillington hopes to support her daughter Sarah and friend Tess by working as a seamstress in an isolated seminary. When her only ally among the seminary’s leaders dies, she must choose between returning to her old life in Chicago and remaining in charge of her destiny.As … destiny.As her talent as a dressmaker begins to win her commissions, Nell attracts the attention of two suitors: Reiner Lehmann, a wealthy senior student, and Judah Poulton, an impoverished professor. Shocking news from…

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