The first moving instalment in The Poor House Lane Saga: Bargains galore and life in the raw...Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain - as well as all the local gossip. Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside's market cafe, and her ready smile makes her a universal favourite.

She is soon in thrall to Belle's two good-looking and dangerous sons. But fate has other plans in store when her younger brother is killed by a gang of thugs. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself one terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother's killer?A moving saga of second chances and forbidden love set around a bustling cafe in 1950s Manchester, perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Ellie Dean.