The Pit Girl's Courage

In the coal mines of Northumberland, Cassie’s life is a relentless struggle against dust, despair, and danger.

Amid the hardship, she forms a forbidden bond with Oliver, the overseer’s son, but their fragile love is shattered when a deadly mine explosion, caused by her father’s drunken recklessness, leaves her family outcast and homeless.

Seeking refuge with their estranged mother, Cassie and her brother Junior are met with rejection. Desperate, Cassie turns to Oliver, only to face heartbreak as he’s sent away. Threatened with death if she pursues him, her hope fades.

Years later, alone in Newcastle, Cassie sells molluscs by day and works in a seedy tavern by night. When her life is endangered by an unwelcome suitor, an unexpected ally emerges—a figure from her past offering a glimmer of hope. Could this be her chance for a new beginning, or just another shadow in the darkness?

Find out in this wonderful Historical Victorian Romance from Nell Harte.