Southampton, 1936. Elsa Carter is no stranger to life’s obstacles. By day, she tends her fruit and veg stall at Kingsland Market, surrounded by its lively traders and loyal customers. By night, she fights to shield her mother from her father’s drunken rages and dreams of a better life with her boyfriend, Peter, an ambitious journalist with plans to make it to Fleet Street. But when charming Frenchman Jean-Paul Devereux enters her life, Elsa finds herself questioning everything she thought she wanted. Jean-Paul’s mysterious motives and connections to dubious traders spark intrigue — and unease. And shady dealings and predatory charm threaten to pull the market’s close-knit community into chaos. Elsa must look deep into her own heart to discover where she truly belongs. Can she find the courage to claim a better future . . . Not just for herself, but for those she loves most?