Mary-Kate never had an easy life.

She and her mother tried to make ends meet, and she was always hungry.

At six years old, her mother decided that the best place for her would be in an orphanage.

It wasn't the best place. They worked her to the bone, but then her uncle who she didn't know existed took her to his home.

This was no better. She was like the hired help and had to live in the barn.

Then she finally felt loved as a boy paid attention to her, and she became pregnant.

She was then sent to a home for unwed mothers where according to the nuns, she scrubbed and cleaned to cleanse her sins.

Better things do happen in this emotional read that is third in the series, but it is able to be read as a stand alone. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.