Emma Hornby 
A Mother’s Betrayal 
A heart-stopping and compelling Victorian saga from the bestselling author of A Shilling for a Wife

Manchester, 1867
Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married into the O»Hara family, who have a reputation for drunkenness and quick tempers. Her eldest stepson Conrad is the worst of them all – a brute and a criminal who makes Mara»s life a misery.
But when Conrad is accused of a crime he didn»t commit, Mara is the only one who can prove his innocence. Perhaps this is her chance to finally free her family from his toxic influence . . .
Will Mara clear Conrad»s name, or will she have the courage to break away from her stepson»s villainy?

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