The Tea Rose

1888: East London: a different city. A land of light and darkness, where dreamers, prostitutes, and thieves coexist; where kids play in the cobblestone streets during the day and a murderer prowls at night; where the greatest of dreams collide with the grimmest of realities. Here, beside the murmur of the Thames, tea factory worker Fiona Finnegan dreams of owning a store one day with her longtime partner, the son of a costermonger, Joe Bristow. Fiona and Joe save, sacrifice, and fight to fulfill their aspirations, with only their mutual faith to keep them going.

However, Fiona's existence is devastated when she loses almost everything—and everyone—that she loves due to the acts of a sinister and vicious man. She is compelled to leave London for New York out of fear for her own life. There, her unwavering determination helps her go from a little West Side storefront to the pinnacle of Manhattan's tea industry. Fiona's childhood London is where she must go to put an end to her ghosts, but first she must face a terrible encounter with her past, which holds the key to her future.