'With intriguing characters, an action-packed plot, and history brought to life, this book is a must read.' Night Owl ReviewsBeauty is skin deep. Blood runs deeper.England 1661. Sadie Appleby is an innocent who has never left her rural home. But one night she is rudely awoken by her older and bolder sister, Ella, who has robbed her employer and is on the run.Determined to stick together, they flee to London, hoping to lose themselves in the dark alleys of the city. But the Law is in pursuit, and soon a game of cat and mouse ensues amongst the freezing warren that is London in winter.Ella is soon seduced by the glitter and glamour of city life and sets her sights on the flamboyant man-about-town, Jay Whitgift, the owner of a beauty parlour for the wives of the London gentry.But nothing in the capital is what it seems, least of all Jay Whitgift. And when one sister rises in society and the other falls, a rift forms between Ella and Sadie. But when the hangman threatens, and those they trust the most fail, will blood be thicker than water?"It's hard to say why you find a novel unputdownable, but I've just spent about 4 hours curled up with the second half, and there was no way I was not going to finish it today!""The story line, like a meandering river, was full of unexpected twists and turns which enchanted me and made it very hard to put down.""Brilliant. a cracking good read couldn't put it down, exciting from beginning to end the author really brought the characters to life.""I enjoyed this one particularly as it has a different and engaging storyline. It was another book I couldn't put down...read in a day and enjoyed the characters and storline immensely."
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