Bøker av Lilly Adam

Tempted by an offer of marriage, which would immediately elevate his wealth and status, Oswald Blackwood, a penniless Oxfordian peddler, turned his back on love to take advantage of Isabelle Braithwaite's infatuation for him.Severing his relationship with the beautiful, Agatha Willow in pursuit of his dream, he leaves her with more than just a broken heart. Under the strict guardianship of Maude Carter, a local school governess, Agatha finds it impossible to comply with her ruthless instructions and makes a solemn vow that she will never abandon her unborn child. Her decision changes the course of her life and marks the beginning of a lonely struggle. More than a decade later, in eighteen-seventy-five, when Charlotte Willow is told of the news that her father is still alive, she sets out in search of him, soon to discover his true nature. In Oswald's continued obsession to attain prosperity, Charlotte is forced to accompany him on his illegal business pursuits which have calamitous repercussions and cause her life to take a dramatic turn for the worse.Although she yearns to be part of her father's family, Charlotte is forbidden to reveal her existence to her half-brothers, and the rest of Oswald's family. Charlotte's life takes on many twists and turns which frequently find her in the most challenging of situations.After falling for a man who is inaccessible to her, Charlotte brushes aside love and romance to focus on becoming a teacher, following in her mother's footsteps.Resilient to the many obstacles that hinder her life, Charlotte is determined to make her mother's plight worthwhile and honour the sacrifices she made in her fortitude to give her daughter a safe and loving start in life.Steadfastly containing her sorrow within her forgiving and optimistic heart, Charlotte has inherited her mother's fighting spirit and her determination to prove herself is just one of her admirable qualities.

Although born and bred in the cosy hamlet of Sommerville Brook, it is not until Honeysuckle Bell is orphaned, in eighteen-thirty-six, at the age of twelve that she begins to realise how her late parents spent their entire lives as unwelcome tenants and were constantly ostracised by their hamlet neighbours.On becoming Honeysuckle's guardian, Ruth Waldron seizes the opportunity to satisfy her vengeance, which has been eating away at her over the years. She demonstrates no kindness or compassion towards Honeysuckle, leaving her vowing to marry for wealth over love in her determination to seek the grander life that her late mother had always yearned for and to leave the sleepy hamlet when she matures.Having been sheltered throughout her childhood, Honeysuckle is completely oblivious to the deep-rooted secrets and disturbing history between the Bell family and the Waldron family, until she stumbles across her mother's journal.The discovery, along with the untimely eviction from Ruth Waldron's cottage, forces Honeysuckle on a hasty and premature journey in search of some answers.Honeysuckle is a hamlet girl at heart and her desperate need to be part of a family often causes her amiable and affectionate nature to overpower what is best suited for her.In her search for answers, Honeysuckle soon finds herself in a completely different world from the secure and peaceful hamlet and thrown amongst the poverty, disease and unscrupulous villains of London's East End.Join Honeysuckle on her hazardous and often life-threatening journey from a girl to a young woman, where love is found in the most unexpected places and the truth is often deeply buried.

Situated in the heart of Cheshire, Hatherton Farm is a run-down, smallholding positioned on the Marshall's prestigious six-hundred-acre Estate. For three generations, a family feud has been the cause of misery and bitterness between the aristocratic Marshall family and the humble Browning family. ********************In eighteen fifty-one, the cruel and selfish, Joshua Browning sets sail from Liverpool to join the Californian gold rush, leaving his wife and twin sons behind, to run Hatherton Farm. Squire Cameron Marshall soon plots a way to regain the few acres of land, which he believes are rightfully his. Taking advantage of Gracie Browning's vulnerable situation, she soon finds herself exposed to lies and blackmail and at the mercy of the unscrupulous Squire. For the sake of her cherished sons, Gracie is compelled to make some huge and detrimental sacrifices. ********************With no alternative than to flee from their homeland, a terrible catastrophe inflicts a momentous and lasting change to the Browning family. ********************In their search for work and a new life, Oliver and Archie head towards London. During the journey, Oliver meets a young farm girl which marks the beginning of a unique friendship. After suffering from her own personal loss, Sally Potts feels as though the hand of fate has thrown her and Oliver together, but their relationship is soon to be tested on a grand scale. ********************From Cheshire's scenic countryside, the distinguished outskirts of Oxford, and to the impoverished rookeries of London's East End; spread over thirty-three years and witnessing wealth and poverty, love, loss and betrayal and unexpected twists, Gracie's Pride is a gripping epic, guaranteed to intrigue and entertain.