August 7, 2026· 45 min read
The Flavour of Mercy
A brass key leads Tamsin Venn into the ruins of Bellwether House, where stolen children were renamed and grieving mothers were handed empty boxes. The first name she finds is her own.
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PROLOGUE
The Woman Beneath the Floor
By the time Beatrice Rowe understood that the sisters intended to take her baby, the doors of Bellwether House had already been locked.
Not locked for the evening.
Locked against her.
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