Frayed Dreams

Grace Bolling grew up loved and sheltered in the small fishing parish of Bridlington, on the coast of England. In the fall of 1910, her life changed dramatically the day her parents sent her to York, to work as a seamstress for her aunt, a well-renowned dressmaker for the nobility. Lord William Stanley, second in line to inherit the family's estate, has always been the good son. Yet never good enough for his father. Williams's father, Earl Richard doesn't accept his son's defiance in not honoring a marriage arranged by Lady Elisabeth Ashfield's parents. Is William willing to reject the expectations of his family to find companionship in the blue eyes of a seamstress? Grace is swept away by the handsome Lord and unsure of where it might lead. Their attraction draws unwanted attention from those with a different agenda for their lives. Will threats of violence and intimidation keep Grace from finding love with a man she can never have?