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Belle

by Lesley Pearse Book 1 in the The Belle Trilogy series.

First published 2011

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In London in 1910, fifteen-year-old Belle Reilly has grown up in a brothel without fully understanding the business conducted around her. After witnessing the murder of one of the women, she becomes a danger to the killer and is abducted before she can obtain justice or protection.

Belle is carried across the Atlantic and sold into prostitution in New Orleans, where beauty makes her valuable but does not make her safe. Separated from everyone she knows, she must learn how trafficking, money and male power operate while preserving enough hope and practical courage to attempt the journey home.

Historical Periods

Edwardian Society1901–1914 CE

Genres

Coming-of-Age Fiction Historical Sagas Historical Thriller Romance Social & Domestic Fiction

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