Was wondering if anyone could help me, i am looking for a book but can't remember the title.
As far as i can remember the basic plot was: A young girl who was having to work as a barmaid, who disguised herself as pregnant (using a cushion)and was attacked by two theives on her way home. I thing one of them is stabbed and killed and girl is rescued by a passing nobleman (who possibly also has a younger brother) I thing her mother had been a noblewoman who was turned out for marrying her father and took in sewing to survive and had fairly recent died. I seem to remember something about there being a gold locket that her mother had left her.
This has been annoying me for months, so i would be very grateful if anyone has any idea what this might be.