Clara Thorne has nothing left to lose -- except the butcher's shop that keeps her family alive.

When her employer dies suddenly, nineteen-year-old Clara faces an impossible choice: watch a stranger sell the Whitechapel shop she's poured her heart into, or fight for the only home she's ever known. Enter Dr Nathaniel Fell -- a former army surgeon with sharp eyes and carefully guarded secrets, who's inherited a business he never wanted.

Clara proposes a bargain: give her one month to prove the shop's worth, and she'll walk away without complaint if she fails. But as they work side by side in the smoky, salt-scented world of Victorian London's East End, something unexpected begins to bloom between the blood and brine.

When shadows from Clara's past threaten everything they've built, she must decide whether to face her demons alone -- or trust the enigmatic doctor who sees her not as a servant, but as an equal. In a world where women are meant to be seen and not heard, Clara Thorne refuses to be silenced.

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• Literature & FictionWomen's FictionHistorical
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• Publication Date: August 5, 2025
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• Print Length: 153 Pages
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