Ha'Penny Schemes (Ivy Rose Series Book 4)

Dublin in the 1920s is a hard place to grow up poor, and Ivy Rose Murphy knows it well. Now married, she is learning what it means to be a wife while the streets she came from still press in on her. Not everyone is pleased by the small gains she has made, and some neighbours resent her progress. Ivy feels pulled in every direction, as though everyone wants something from her. An old adversary, Father Leary, watches her every move, and certain people are eager to profit from the desperation of others. Ivy turns to her friends, who rally round her, though she finds she is the one giving them courage. Her husband, Jem Ryan, is a progressive thinker working to build the secure home he dreams of. The question is whether he can keep Ivy safe once her enemies start to close in.