Two years ago her fiance perishedduring their voyage to AmericaNow she discovers it may have been murderDreaming of a better life Tillie McGrath leaves Ireland behind and with her beloved fiance by her side sets sail for America But when illness robs her of the man she holds dear shes left alone with only a handful of tattered memories While forging on proves difficult Tillie soon finds some new friends at her New York boardinghouse and begins pursuing a new dream--to open a home for orphaned childrenDespite two years passing Captain Keondric Morgan has never forgotten the lass who left his ship so heartbroken When a crewmans deathbed confession reveals her fiances demise was the result of murder the captain knows he must try to contact her But his attention draws the notice of others as well--dangerous men who believe Tillie has in her possession something that could expose their crimes And to their way of thinking the best way to prevent such an outcome is to seize the evidence and then hand Tillie the same fate as her naiumlve fiance quotLudwig takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of emotions with characters who are free spirited strong-willed and determined to get through troubling timesquot -RT Magazine.
