Book Title: Lady of the Quay

Series: Isabella Gillhespy Series, Book #1

Author: Amanda Roberts

Publication Date: May 9th, 2025

Publisher: Hickory Press

Pages: 256

Genre: Historical Mystery / Suspense

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Book Title and Author Name:

Lady of the Quay

(Isabella Gillhespy Series Book 1)

Amanda Roberts

Blurb:

Knowing she is innocent is easy … proving it is hard

1560, Berwick-upon-Tweed, northern England

Following the unexpected death of her father, a series of startling discoveries about the business she inherits forces Isabella Gillhespy to re-evaluate everything she understands about her past and expects from her future.

Facing financial ruin, let down by people on whom she thought she could rely, and suspected of crimes that threaten her freedom, Isabella struggles to prove her innocence.

But the stakes are even higher than she realises. In a town where tension between England and her Scottish neighbours is never far from the surface, it isn’t long before developments attract the interest of the highest authority in the land, Sir William Cecil, and soon Isabella is fighting, not just for her freedom, but her life. She must use her wits and trust her own instincts to survive.

Lady of the Quay introduces an enticing new heroine who refuses to be beaten, even as it becomes clear that her life will never be the same again.

From the author of the award-winning ‘The Woman in the Painting’.

Lady of the Quay

Snippet 4:

‘You knew my father well. What did you know of his dealings with Mr Young?’ I twisted my head from the glass so I could watch Will’s reaction. He looked at me with a quizzical expression.

‘They were associates, rivals even. Both burgesses. Common interests. What’s this about? You know this as well as I do. Beyond that though, your father did not confide in me. Why would he?’

Will leaned towards me. In the confined space of the window seat we were almost touching. His proximity was intoxicating; his musky smell mingling with the crisp freshness of the outdoor air that clung to his hair and his skin. I stood up and moved towards the warmth of the fire. At once, the freshness was replaced with the bitter tang of smoke. When I turned to face him he was still sitting in the window seat, watching me. He appeared thoughtful, and his shoulders were hunched.

‘What is it Izzy? Let me help you.’

‘You can help me by telling me what you know.’

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Author Bio:

Amanda Roberts has worked as an Editor in business-to-business magazines for over 30 years, specialising in out-of-home coffee, vending and foodservice/catering, including Editor of the global gastronomy title: ‘Revue internationale de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’.

She currently freelances, editing UK-based healthcare titles – HEFMA Pulse, Hospital Food + Service and Hospital Caterer. She is a member of the Society of Authors, the Historical Novel Society and West Oxfordshire Writers. She also volunteers for Tea Books (part of Age UK) to run a book club/reading group for elderly people in the community.

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