The Kimber Girl

Disowned at eighteen for defying one of Birmingham's most feared men, she lost everything in a single night.

As the only daughter of Billy Kimber, her future had already been decided. Promised to a man she didn't love to strengthen her father's power, she dared to choose her own happiness instead. Secretly falling in love with another man, the two planned to escape and leave the violent world of the races and gangs behind. But Billy Kimber discovered their plans before they could flee and made sure her lover never left Birmingham alive.

Heartbroken and carrying his child, she thought there was still something worth living for. But grief stole that too, and after suffering a miscarriage, she disappeared without a trace.

For ten years, the girl Billy Kimber erased built a new life in London. Reinventing herself as an opera singer, she buried her past beneath applause, elegant gowns, and a new name. She swore she'd never return to Birmingham.

Until a newspaper headline changed everything.

Billy Kimber is dead.