Bound by Loyalty (Victoria Chronicles, Book 1)

Nancy and Dan meet as homeless youngsters in an orphanage in 1900 Victoria, BC. Later, their special friendship continues when they meet as adults. Dan gets a job in the disappearing whaling industry of the Pacific Coast. Nancy finds work in the kitchen of a hotel working her way up to waitress as she eagerly seeks independence from her restrictive and unhappy life at the orphanage. As prohibition approaches, a wealthy Seattle shipping magnate draws Dan into the dangerous but lucrative rum running trade as the world anxiously awaits news of WWI in Europe.