title: Ember Island: A Novel
author:  Kimberley Freeman 
description: Two women, separated by more than a century, are connected by the secrets they carry with them to Ember Island. After her marriage to a deceitful opportunist is exposed as a sham, Tilly Kirkland accidently starts a fire that kills her unfaithful husband and his lover. Fleeing to a remote island off the coast of Australia, she assumes an alias and accepts a position as governess to Nell Holt, the precocious daughter of the local prison superintendent. Fast-forward more than 100 years and best-selling author Nina Jones, Nells great-granddaughter, takes refuge on Ember Island, nursing a broken heart and guarding an emotionally and professionally paralyzing secret. As Tilly and Nina are both drawn tentatively into new beginnings, their alternating stories are linked by their relationships with Nell. Romance, history, and a touch of windblown gothic mystery will appeal to a broad cross section of readers. --Margaret Flanagan
zlib_text: Table of Contents
  Title Page
  Chapter One
  Chapter Two
  Chapter Three
  Chapter Four
  Chapter Five
  Chapter Six
  Chapter Seven
  Chapter Eight
  Chapter Nine
  Chapter Ten
  Chapter Eleven
  Chapter Twelve
  Chapter Thirteen
  Chapter Fourteen
  Chapter Fifteen
  Biography
  
  Jaded
  Ember Leigh
   
  Breathless Press
  Calgary, Alberta
  www.breathlesspress.com
   
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s
  imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual
  events, locales, organizations, or
  persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
   
  Jaded
  Copyright © 2014 Ember Leigh
   
  ISBN: 978-1-77101-237-9
  Cover Artist: Victoria Miller
  Editor: Kristen Pavka
   
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print
  without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations
  embodied in reviews.
   
  Breathless Press
  www.breathlesspress.com
  
  Dedication
  For Jill
  
  Chapter One
  Isabella sn