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The Foundling's Fortune
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781837030880
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
Published: Dec 6 2025
Pages: 354
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
A young girl s dream
Bath, 1852. As a girl, Nancy Bloom would go to Bath s Theatre Royal, sit on the hard wooden benches and stare in awe at the actresses playing men as much as the women dressed in finery. She longed to be a part of it all and when a man promised her parents he could find a role for Nancy in the theatre, they believed him.
His lie and betrayal led to her ruin.
A foundling s ambition
Francis Carlyle is a theatre manager, a man with big dreams, who has finally shed the skin of his secret past as a foundling and is now rich, successful and in need of a new female star. Never in a million years did he think he'd find her standing on a table in one of Bath s bawdiest pubs, entertaining its patrons with her exquisite voice.
Nancy vowed never to trust a man again. Francis will do anything to make her his star. As they engage in a battle of wits and wills, can either survive with their hearts intact?
The second in Rachel Brimble s thrilling Victorian saga series, The Foundling s Ambition will whisk you away to the riotous, thriving underbelly of Victorian Bath.
Readers love Rachel Brimble s captivating historical sagas:Heart-warming yet gritty and gripping Compelling reading. Lizzie Lane
Fantastic! Rosie Clarke
Heartwarming! Hard to put down! Patricia McBride
Skilled and vivid storytelling. May Ellis
Absolutely 10/10! Amazing storyline and loved the characters and setting. Reader Review
A hopeful story about friendship and learning to trust. I love stories about women who strive for their own goals in life independent of men and who understand the joy and security of close female friendships. Reader Review
Previously published as Trouble for the Leading Lady.
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