Publisher's Synopsis
After years of her mother's neglect, Patsy dreams of being a proper family again when her father comes home from sea and sets up as a carrier. When her father is killed in an accident, Patsy must keep his business going, with the help of Billy Grant, the boy who worked for him. Patsy has fallen for the charms of showman Bruno Alvarez, but after her mother seduces him he disappears, leaving Patsy pregnant. Only loyal Billy stands by her, but when he is injured she is friendless. Will she and baby Liam ever be part of a family again?