A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)

"A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by T. W. Speight is a story set in the late 1800s that follows Matthew Kelvin, a small-town lawyer, and his cousin Olive Deane as they deal with complicated feelings, hidden truths, and a desire for payback that affects everyone around them. The story is mostly about Eleanor Lloyd, a rich woman whose life is about to change forever. The book starts with Pod Piper, a young worker in Matthew Kelvin's office, on a cold winter morning. Kelvin tells Olive that he knows a secret about Eleanor Lloyd, who everyone thinks is the heir to a large fortune. But she's really the adopted daughter of someone who has died, which means she could lose everything. This creates a story full of ambition, revenge, and the relationships between people connected by what happened in the past and the decisions they make now, hinting at upcoming struggles as the characters struggle with right and wrong.