Nell Harte Books in Order

Workhouse orphan Francis Noel hopes service in a grand house will change her life. Cruel treatment and the household's dark secret test that hope, while her growing friendship with stable boy Peter offers comfort until tragedy separates them.

London street seller Ebba Larcher fights to keep her independence after years of poverty and mistreatment. When authorities attack the costermongers' livelihoods, a riot leaves her imprisoned for a crime she did not commit.

Young millworker Juliet struggles to support her family after her father's death and mother's injury. An unlikely friendship offers hope and romance, but choices made to survive threaten the trust she is beginning to build.

Sold into chimney sweeping at eight, Elsie Grant survives dangerous work through friendship. After tragedy strikes, a wealthy young man's attempt to help brings further trouble, leaving Elsie facing the workhouse and threats from her past.

Diana Bickerstaff defies her parents to train as a nurse during the Crimean War. After a violent encounter in London, friendship and love offer support, but the war threatens the people she has come to depend on.

Driven from her home into Manchester’s slums, Blanche Corbyn struggles to support her family through dangerous mill work and street picking. A reunion with childhood sweetheart Thaddeus offers hope, but separation and conflicting loyalties threaten their future.

When her tailor father loses his sight, Bonnie Acklam tries to save the family business with his apprentice William. A rival’s scheme separates them, leaving Bonnie to face further hardship while deciding whether William’s promises deserve her trust.

Fiona discovers her father's secret Christmas workshop for poor children and meets Alistair, a young thief who protects it. When they reconnect years later, love and destructive choices force Fiona into a dangerous life under another identity.

After her father's death and her mother's hurried remarriage, Caroline struggles to protect her younger sisters in the mills of Leeds. An unexpected ally helps her confront secrets linking her family's suffering to that fatal winter night.

Haunted by her part in sending her sister away, Esther enters Manchester's unforgiving streets to honor an old promise. A guarded finder named Jack helps her search, but approaching danger and concealed truths test their fragile trust.