Sherry Matt

The Lone Nest Sherry Matt

Camille, a young girl of eleven, is alone and facing a harsh winter living on the streets of a frontier town. Befriending the owners of The Singing Lady's House of Pleasure is her only hope of survival. When delivered to the County orphanage, she at last begins to feel safe and dares to dream of the promises of marriage and happily ever afters. At eighteen, she leaves the orphanage to follow her heart and be with the man promising to make all her dreams come true, but Henry Becker has decided a different faith awaits Camille. She is forced into a life of prostitution. When Becker's harsh temper leaves her at death's door, the one woman daring to go against the town's imposing leader comes to her aid. Together, they work to protect the other girls and plan her escape. Who is the handsome stranger following her? Is the Lone Nest Hotel her destiny?