On the surface, they appear to be a happily married and respected couple in their community, but beneath the facade lies a web of dark secrets and desires.
It is 1948 and London is recovering from almost a decade of war and only three years of recovery and rebuilding both the physical destruction and restoring society with new-found optimism for a bright new future. Gertie is 17 , nearly 18 and a bright and pretty hat check girl looking after theatregoers’ hats and coats in a lively West End Theatre. One evening, while everyone is watching the third act, a drunken patron attacks her and a dashing captain rescues her … changing her life forever.
The messages that I'd written on the backs of innocent photos of my darling daughter were only ever intended to be for my eyes. They'd been written late at night to help release what I knew were my ever-unattainable desires for her. Then one day she found them.
A Nobles by Deed Story Part of the Danica's World universe
Arilee joins the staff of Blackhawk Hall, learning she has skills that she never knew she had, both magic and martial. Strange magic, monster attacks, and a self-appointed governor in the hinterlands interrupt the Duchess as she teaches young Arilee, and helps her explore her repressed desire for other women.