The Orphan's Dream

Mirabel Cutler was raised by her father to be a lady. But when he dies suddenly Mirabel finds herself cast out on the street by her ruthless stepmother. She is taken to a place of refuge by charismatic sea captain Jack Starke. But the haven turns out to be a house of ill-repute. Here she catches the eye of Hubert Kettle. Mirabel has fallen in love with Jack Starke but when she hears that his ship has foundered and all were lost she accepts Hubert's offer of marriage. Mirabel is determined to make the best of her life until her life is thrown into turmoil once more.