The Bad Penny : A gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from Lindsey Hutchinson

A gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from TOP TEN bestseller Lindsey HutchinsonIf you're born with nothing you have to make your own luck. When Jared Johnson first meets Clarice Connaught he saves her from the hands of her father, who is brutally beating her in the street.Never one to walk past someone in distress, Jared doesn’t hesitate to help.But who is this girl and what is her story?Jared Johnson started with nothing.At just twelve-years-old he was orphaned and homeless, but eight years later, Jared is a success.Running McGuire’s Rag & Bone Yard and surrounded by friends, all Jared needs now is to find the perfect girl to settle down with. Nothing has come easy for Clarice but still she has dreams of a grander life and the finer things. And if her father isn’t willing to provide them then Clarice will do anything to find someone who is. Jared and Clarice have one thing in common - they are survivors - and in Queen Victoria’s Birmingham you need your wits about you to keep the