Born to Blush

A Gripping Romantic Thriller in Victorian Times

Away from the grim depths of a Victorian Workhouse a young girl finds solace in an unlikely bond with the son of a wealthy family in whose garden she toils. At the age of twelve she is sent to work in service far away; they lose contact with each other.

Years pass, and she climbs the servant ladder to become lady's maid to a kindly employer. However, her life takes an agonizing twist when her Mistress falls terminally ill. The wealthy husband falsely brands her a thief when she refuses to succumb to his advances. The punishment? Transportation to Australia.

A daring escape sets her free, and she reinvents herself, shrouding her past in secrecy. With a new identity, she secures an honest position as a lady's maid once again, determined to forge a future far from the clutches of her haunting past.

Her childhood friend comes to dinner with her employers. He’s now an officer in Queen Victoria’s army. The stakes are high, for if he recognises her, duty compels him to expose her.

Can she trust in the bond of their childhood friendship to shield her from the clutches of so-called justice if he should recognise her?

In the rigid confines of Victorian Society, where their social statuses create an insurmountable divide, the very notion of love between them seems an impossibility. But life, ever unpredictable, defies the rules that bind it.

Will the secrets of her past be her ultimate downfall?