**ALL BETSEY DOBSON HAS EVER ASKED IS THE CHANCE TO BE VIEWED ON HER OWN MERITS, BUT IN A MAN’S WORLD, THAT IS THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN**

When Betsey disembarks from the London train in the seaside resort of Idensea, all she owns is a small valise and a canary in a cage. After attempting to forge a letter of reference she knew would be denied her, Betsey has been fired from the typing pool of her previous employer. Her vigorous protest left one man wounded, another jilted, and her character permanently besmirched. Now, without money or a reference for her promised job, the future looks even bleaker than the debacle behind her. But her life is about to change . . . because a young Welshman on the railroad quay, waiting for another woman, is the one man willing to believe in her.

Mr. Jones is inept in matters of love, but a genius at things mechanical. In Idensea, he has constructed a glittering pier that astounds the wealthy tourists. And in Betsey, he recognizes the ideal tour manager for the Idensea Pier & Pleasure Building Company. After a lifetime of guarding her secrets and breaking the rules, Betsey becomes a force to be reckoned with. Now she faces a challenge of another sort: not only to outrun her sins, but also to surrender to the reckless tides of love. . . .

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### From Booklist

Betsey Dobson’s career as a typewriter girl comes to an abrupt end after a run-in with a lecherous junior clerk. With no letter of reference and no money to pay the fare, she boards a train that will take her from London to Idensea, where she has a vague hope of a job. Fortunately, John Jones, a Welsh engineer with the Idensea Pier and Seaside Pleasure Building Company, puts her to work managing excursions. Betsey turns out to be a shrewd businesswoman, but the excursion scheme isn’t popular with the company’s owner, Sir Alton, who doesn’t like the idea of daytrippers mucking up his posh resort. Nor does Sir Alton care for the nearly completed pleasure railway that John is constructing. Theiralliance against Sir Alton helps stir up the attraction John and Betsey feel, but her old London lover and his near-engagement to a wealth heiress complicate matters. Readers should like Betsey, a feisty heroine who stands up for herself. The other characters and the book’s setting will also appeal. --Mary Ellen Quinn

### About the Author

Alison Atlee spent her childhood re-enacting "Little Women" and trying to fashion nineteenthcentury wardrobes for her Barbie dolls. Happily, these activities turned out to be good preparation for writing historical novels. She now lives in Kentucky.

Rosalyn Landor has worked as an actress since the age of seven, both in Europe and the United States. Her extensive list of credits includes leading roles on PBS's Masterpiece Theater, miniseries on all major networks, films, theater, and audio productions. She has received an Audie Award and several AudioFile Earphones Awards, and was chosen by AudioFile magazine as a Best Voice of 2009.