But Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft. By chance she meets a midwife named Alice Grey, who promises to help her deliver a healthy baby. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor’s letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. To protect a secret, she must risk her life. To save her child, she will trust a stranger.

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When Fleetwood finds a letter she isn't supposed to read from the doctor who delivered her third stillbirth, she is dealt the crushing blow that she will not survive another pregnancy. But as the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child, and her husband Richard is anxious for an heir.

Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. The Sunday Times Bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick and original break-out witchlit novel To save her child, she will trust a stranger.

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