Bound by Loyalty (Victoria Chronicles, Book 1)

Description:

Nancy and Dan meet as homeless youngsters in an orphanage in 1900 Victoria, BC. Later, their special friendship continues when they meet as adults. Dan gets a job in the disappearing whaling industry of the Pacific Coast. Nancy finds work in the kitchen of a hotel working her way up to waitress as she eagerly seeks independence from her restrictive and unhappy life at the orphanage. As prohibition approaches, a wealthy Seattle shipping magnate draws Dan into the dangerous but lucrative rum running trade as the world anxiously awaits news of WWI in Europe.

subjects: Historical Fiction,  Young women,  WW1,  orphan,  pacific northwest,  Fiction,  Fiction, historical, general

People: Nancy Wilson,  Dan Brown

Places: Seattle (Wash.),  Victoria (B.C.)

Times: 1900