THE APOTHECARYS DAUGHTER PB – CHARLOTTE BETTS

"The ebook bestseller 1665. Susannah Leyton has grown up behind the counter of her father s apothecary shop in bustling Fleet Street. A skilled student – the resinous scents of lavender, rosemary, liquorice and turpentine run in her blood – her father has granted her the freedom to pursue her considerable talents. But Susannah is dealt a shocking blow when her widowed father marries again, and her new step-mother seems determined to remove her from the apothecary shop for good. A proposal of marriage from the charming Henry Savage seems to offer Susannah an escape. But as the plague sweeps through London, tragedy strikes, and dark secrets in her husband s past begin to unfold. It will take all of Susannah s courage and passion to save herself from tragedy …"