Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced. Small town Illinois, 1870: “My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he’d found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth”Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child’s father and accepts her stepfather’s decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted.Until an … and discreetly adopted.
Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out.
Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to.
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Enjoyable characters and enjoy watching the main character grow. Ending aggravating because it doesn’t conclude – I suppose it continues in the next book.
Great book good way to spend evening
It was very well written the setting was interesting to me and the story at times full of suspense..Good!
Great Read…can’t wait to read more of the story 🙂
Not like many other books that I have read but main character was beautifully developed and showed great strength of character
I liked the book, but it didn’t turn out like I thought it would. I need to read the next book.
Unique plot
I loved the main character, Nell. Good plot and supporting cast. I had to get the other two books in the series to find out what happens next.
I was bored with the story and lost interest quickly. I enjoy reading and read a lot but this book wasn’t something I wanted to spend my time reading.
Good story but not realistic for the time period.
Great mystery,the story wasn’t what I was expecting,it was better.
I am so glad I chose to read this series. I honestly couldn’t put it down. When I finished one book I was immediately beginning the next one! I fell in love with the characters and the story. I though it was so well-written, creative and original. Definitely give it a chance!
Very good read
Loved it, can’t wait to read the next one.
Kept me reading until the last page.
great historical reading plus intrigue to keep you waiting to see what happens next. It also has a lot of historical information in a fun way.
I loved it…it kept my interest and kept me coming back for more.
Really liked this book, got to know characters.
This series was fabulous!! I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. I bought the rest of the books! They were all excellent!!
Thought this book was well worth my time.