Rags to Riches

by Nancy Carson

  It’s not your fault I’m lonely without you

  It’s not your fault the world is going crazy

  It’s not your fault my eyes are sore and hazy

  It’s not your fault the deserts have no rain,

  When my ship comes in, I’ll be with you again.

  Oh, it’s not so strange for me to be sincere,

  I express my feelings long and loud and clear

  My only wish you were close enough to listen

  It’s not your fault my love’s so long been missin’.

  Be swept away by

  THE BLACK COUNTRY CHRONICLES

  Gutsy heroines, epic love affairs and page-turning intrigue…

  A tale of one girl’s brave escape from a world of poverty in her search for true love…

  It’s the 1850s, and Poppy Silk is the daughter of a railroad worker. The world around her is violent, immoral and poverty stricken. But despite being penniless and unschooled, Poppy is determined to escape the squalor, and a future cleaning up after a husband she doesn’t love.

  Robert Crawford, a handsome engineer she encounters one day, is like no one she’s ever met. As he teaches her to read, feelings blossom. But life is not kind to Poppy. Robert is promised to another and Poppy can’t afford the luxury of hope.

  At a heartbreaking cross-roads, she must decide…is true love worth risking everything for?

  Romantic dreams, snatched by war…

  Lizzie Bishop’s humble beginnings as a dressmaker’s daughter see her hope for nothing more than a simple offer of marriage. Love, passion and romance are reserved for daydreams.

  But then into Lizzie’s quiet world comes two men – one reliable and kind-hearted, the other heartbreakingly handsome. Just as Lizzie’s made her choice, the ominous call of war sounds, and her life changes again.

  Will Lizzie get her chance at happiness, or has it gone forever?

  The Great Depression falls, and takes with it Henzey’s hope for love and happiness…

  Henzey Kite can’t believe it when Billy Watts walks into her life. A cut above the local boys – strong, charming and wildly ambitious – he won’t settle for anything less than the wealth of the high society to which he so desperately wants to belong.

  But with wealth comes sacrifice. All Henzey wishes for is a home and a family, while Billy has his sights set at the top.

  So when the Great Depression destroys the Black Country, their love crumbles with it. The dark core of Billy’s obsession for success is revealed, and poor Henzey’s young heart is shattered.

  How will she overcome such heartache…and who will help her?

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