Chasity Bowlin

A woman afraid to love ... Nikki knows what it is to lose those you love. With her focus on her orphaned sister, she hasn't given herself the chance to process her own grief over the loss of their parents. Life is chaos and the last complication she needs is a mate. A lion alone for too long ... Joe Miller knows chaos. Being orphaned as a child, he's never had a family to call his own. Crashing with a friend for the holidays, he's hoodwinked into playing Santa Claus at a local mall. The last thing on his mind is finding a mate. A love worth the risk ... With her baby sister on her hip, sadness in her eyes, and a longing in her heart, Nikki waits in line with her sister to see Santa. From the moment he scents her, Joe is in deep. It's going to take everything he has to convince Nikki the love outweighs the risk to her heart. Luckily for Joe, he has fate and Nikki's adorable baby sister on his side. After all, who can say no to the Purrfect Santa at Christmas?

He felt as if he'd been born to want the woman before him, as if desiring her was simply his destiny.On a whim, the Hound of Whitehall saved widowed reformer, Honoria Blaylock, from a terrible fate... and in so doing, sealed his own.Fierce, beautiful, willful, maddening and completely irresistible to him; each and every interaction with her pokes and prods at his temper while shaking his resolve to keep her at arm's length. Then the unthinkable happens. Honoria's sister is kidnapped-a crime that occurred on his streets, without his sanction. So they strike a bargain. He'll help Honoria save her sister, and in return, she'll come to his bed for as long as he wants her there.Honoria has little use for men as a general rule. Her father was a miser and social climber while her late husband was a cruel and vicious wastrel who made her life a misery. She's never known temptation before. Not until him. Vincent. The Hound of Whitehall. The King of London's underworld. The bargain he offers her is terrifying, not because she fears him, but because she fears herself and the complicated tangle of feelings he stirs within her.With her sister missing and a monster prowling the dark alleys of London's worst rookeries to prey on its most vulnerable habits, she'll have to set her fears aside and put her trust in the same criminal who once saved her.But can she give him her body while still protecting her heart?The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkMaking Spirits Bright (Novella)What Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessAll I want for Christmas (Novella)The Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess DiariesA Dangerous PassionThe Lady ConfessesHas Anybody Seen My Earl?A Scandal on Park LaneStrangers on a TrainAll About EmilyA Hellion Without A Cause

Love lost and found...As a girl, Euphemia Darrow had fallen desperately in love with the younger son of the Duke of Clarenden, Nicholas Montford. But he broke her heart with a cold dismissal before he left to join the army. Rather than pine for him, Effie found another purpose for her life. Forfeiting the notions of having a husband and children of her own, she poured her heart and soul into the Darrow School-her creation. It was a place for girls like herself... the illegitimate and often forgotten children of noblemen. She would rear those girls, teach them to fend for themselves, to retain their dignity and independence in a world of men.Years later, fate brings Nicholas back into her life. Now the only surviving son, he is the heir to the dukedom, he's also a master spy, working to protect the crown from threats foreign and domestic. Unable to resist the beautiful girl who has now grown into a remarkable and fascinating woman, Nicholas finds himself once more under Effie's spell. All his efforts to protect her from his father's wrath by ending their association have failed. But his father is now on his deathbed and freedom lies ahead-freedom to finally pursue the life he's always dreamed of... a life with Effie.But the course of true love can never run smoothly. Confronted with evidence that Nicholas has done the unforgivable-fathering a child, Alexandra, and abandoning her to the horrors of the workhouse-Effie rejects him. When the scheming of his enemies places him at death's door, Effie must accept that her feelings for him, despite her hurt, are as deep as ever. But Nicholas' enemies will do whatever it takes to destroy him and anyone who is close to him.With Effie and Alexandra in danger, he must move heaven and earth to keep them all safe... and to prove that he is worthy of her.The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkMaking Spirits Bright (Novella)What Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessAll I want for Christmas (Novella)The Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess DiariesA Dangerous PassionThe Lady ConfessesHas Anybody Seen My Earl?A Scandal on Park LaneStrangers on a TrainAll About EmilyA Hellion Without A Cause

If there is one thing I know, kisses have a tendency to alter things irrevocably.Abandoned at the family's country estate by her employer, Minerva Stone realizes that she concerns harbored about her position with Mrs. Charlotte Entwhistle-Graves were well founded. Dodging the unwanted advances of a teenage lothario and his conniving brother as she tries to care for their heartbroken younger sister, Minerva finds herself under the dubious protection of the Duke of Hargrieve, the Graves family patriarch.The Mad Duke. The Murderous Duke. Following the tragic murders of his father and brothers when he was a child, and his own grievous injury that left him with no memory of the event, Barrett Graves knows what the world thinks of him. The rumors and scandal that follow him everywhere he goes are reason enough to stay hidden away at Griffingate. When Charlotte, her brood of children, and their intriguing governess descend on his quiet, isolated world, Barrett finds himself in the middle of plots, schemes, and a confidence game of epic proportion-things that always seem to follow in Charlotte's wake.But Minerva Stone is something altogether different. Compelling. Beautiful. Intelligent. He's drawn to her as he has never been drawn to anyone else. She occupies his every waking moment and invades his dreams to the point that he wonders if he isn't a little mad after all. But mad or not, he wants her. And if he can uncover Charlotte's ultimate plan and foil it, if he can save Minerva from the clutches of his young but licentious cousins, if he can keep Charlotte's daughter safe from whatever wickedness her mother intends-then he means to make Minerva not just his magnificent obsession... but his bride.The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkMaking Spirits Bright (Novella)What Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessAll I want for Christmas (Novella)The Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess Diaries

Every touch brings with it a world of temptation. Eventually, there is a point of no return.Miss Sophia Upchurch is not having a good day. Her employer is dead, she's been robbed, she's now stranded in a strange city and the handsome man she'd met on the stage, the man she'd flirted with, is no longer simply Mr. Henry Meredith, a possible suitor. He turns out to be Lord Henry Meredith, Viscount Marchwood, and so far above her reach there can't possibly be any hope even as he heroically secured a position for her as companion to his cousin. But that position is beset with complications and Sophie fears the young woman's life is in danger.When Sophie informs Henry of her suspicions, he's dubious at best. But the more he looks into the matter the more convinced he becomes that she is correct. And that means not only is his cousin in danger but so is a woman he is coming to care for very deeply...possibly even a woman he loves.Can they get to the bottom of it before his cousin succumbs to the plot? And assuming they survive to have a future, can he convince Sophie to share it with him?The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkWhat Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessThe Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess Diaries

There's no such thing as just a kiss...Book 3 in the bestselling series The Hellion Club has arrived for your reading pleasure Chaos That is what greets Miss Calliope St. James when she enters the household of her prospective employer, Lord Winn Hamilton, the Earl of Montgomery. The newly appointed guardian for his nieces and nephew, he's clearly a man who has no idea what to do with children... and they are children who clearly know when the adults in charge haven't a clue what they're doing. But he is handsome. Terribly, temptingly handsome even when he's maddening.Winn thought it was bad enough when his home was overrun with children hell-bent on driving him insane. Then their new governess arrived... and she looks like no governess he's ever seen. Distractingly beautiful, maddeningly forthright, frustratingly capable-he's equal parts attracted to her and infuriated by her.And then he sees the portrait... the portrait that changes everything. Because Calliope St. James isn't just the abandoned and unwanted child of unknown parents as she's always been led to believe. If Calliope is who he thinks she is, she's very, very wealthy and there are powerful people in the highest reaches of society who want her very, very dead.To keep her safe, he'll have to keep her close, and that presents them both with an entirely different sort of danger.The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkWhat Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessThe Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess Diaries

I'm not holding you to keep you from leaving. I'm holding you because it's a way of showing you how precious you are to me.The wait is over The anticipated "Barefoot in Hyde Park" is now available Book 2 in "The Hellion Club" series. Lillian Burkhart could not be more different from her half-sister, Wilhelmina. Suspecting that she is more like their wastrel father, she struggles against the wildness inside her, trying desperately to be the proper young woman that Miss Euphemia Darrow has reared her to be. But when she's discovered walking barefoot in Hyde Park by none other than the grandson of the elderly dowager duchess who employs her as a companion, her failure is complete.Lord Valentine Somers, Viscount Seaburn, has been playing a part for so long that he no longer recognizes himself. As a soldier, he'd risked life and limb. Now, as a spy for Whitehall, he's risking his very soul by using his skill with cards to gain entree to circles he wants no part of. Feigning the ennui of a debauched dilettante who treats women and money as if they were both in unending supply, he's immediately struck by the beauty, vivacity and innocence of a lovely barefoot nymph... who happens to be his grandmother's companion.Given an ultimatum by his grandmother, marry or be disinherited, Val offers for Lillian on a whim. And she accepts in order to claim her own familial bequest. But theirs isn't a normal engagement... not when someone keeps trying to murder his betrothed.Uncertain if it has to do with Lillian's inheritance, his own inheritance or the enemies he's made over the years, Val knows he will do whatever it takes to protect her... but he didn't expect to fall in love with her.The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkWhat Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessThe Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess Diaries

The first three books of the BEST SELLING Victorian Gothic Collection in one volume House of ShadowsAfter losing her father and nearly losing her life when their ship sank off the coast of Cornwall, Adelaide Hampton Parke is faced with a terrible dilemma. Her stepmother has demanded that they immediately set sail for New York but the very idea of stepping foot on board another ship and facing the uncertainty of a Transatlantic crossing leaves her paralyzed with fear. Not to mention that her relationship with her stepmother is contentious at best and she's been given only six months to return to New York and find herself a husband or be put out of the family's Park Avenue home to make her own way in the world. Salvation comes, unexpectedly, in the form of a telegram from Eldren Llewellyn, a Welsh lord and the sole owner of a mining empire. He'd partnered with her father in multiple business ventures, and upon the man's death, proposed to Adelaide in order to spare her the ordeal of returning home in her stepmother's less than tender care. But as she travels to his remote estate in Snowdonia, Adelaide comes to realize that his ancestral home, Cysgod Lys, literally the Shadow Hall, is filled with secrets and dark things she cannot name. Fear is her constant companion and she begins to wonder if her new husband is her savior... or her doom. Veil of ShadowsNewly married, Adelaide Llewellyn, is struggling to find her place in her distant husband's life and in his ancestral home of Cysgod Lys. Surrounded by bitter enemies, lies and the dark secrets that have haunted his family for generations, there is much to be feared. But the danger she faces is as much from the living as the dead. There are dark and unnatural things lurking within the walls of Cysgod Lys and on the moor that flanks it. They've made their presence and their power known to her. But Adelaide will not be ruled by fear and she will not simply give in to it. She means to fight for her home and for her husband, no matter what may come.Passage of ShadowsThe plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head. But as the ancient evil maneuvers to fully become a part of the living world and Frances struggles to extricate herself from a situation of her own making, Eldren and Adelaide, with the help of Lord Mortimer and Madame Leola, are hatching schemes of their own. Buoyed by new confidence in her previously latent abilities, Adelaide has a plan that may finally offer them peace, freedom, and a chance for true happiness together.Fighting something that has no true form, something that can take the shape of anything and anyone, something that potentially sees and knows everything, is next to impossible. The closer they get to the final battle, the higher the stakes become. But Adelaide is determined, because she isn't just fighting to win...she's fighting for love.

Welcome to Book One in "The Hellion Club", the nickname for the Darrow School, where miscreant noblemen send their illegitimate daughters to keep them out of sight, out of mind, and to make them employable. It's propriety, secrets, and passion in this scorching new series Douglas "Devil" Ashton, Lord Deveril, was forced by his father to join the army and was exiled to India. It was punishment for all his many wicked, wild and reckless ways. While serving his country, the unthinkable happens at home. Devil's sister is seduced by a fortune hunter and cast out by their father. By the time Devil returns to England, he's too late to save her... but if he can obtain the right governess, one who specializes in working with children others have deemed unmanageable, he might be able to save his niece. There is only one problem - no respectable woman would ever consent to be employed in the house of the Devil Lord. If she did, she'd never be able to be employed elsewhere again, as his very name is synonymous with ruin. But Wilhelmina Marks is no ordinary governess. She's a graduate of the Darrow School, an integral member of The Hellion Club, and a determined lady in her own right. Marina, Lord Deveril's niece is a challenge... but not nearly as challenging as her uncle. He is all that they have said of him. Hedonistic. Rakishly charming.Too handsome by far. But also kind and perhaps a little broken. It's that combination which draws Willa to him and makes him irresistible to her. But danger looms when Marina's wastrel, fortune hunting father returns, intent on claiming his daughter. Willa and Devil must work together to keep the little girl safe... is it a recipe for disaster or a recipe for love?The Hellion Club Series Book 1 - A Rogue to Remember Book 2 - Barefoot in Hyde Park Book 3 - What Happens in Piccadilly Book 4 - Sleepless in Southhampton Book 5 - When an Earl Loves a Governess Book 6 - The Duke's Magnificent Obsession Book 7 - The Governess Diaries

Book 1 A Rogue to Remember in the much anticipated new series The Hellion Club by best selling Dragonblade Publishing author Chasity Bowlin is now available Douglas "Devil" Ashton, Lord Deveril, was forced by his father to join the army and was exiled to India. It was punishment for all his many wicked, wild and reckless ways. While serving his country, the unthinkable happens at home. Devil's sister is seduced by a fortune hunter and cast out by their father. By the time Devil returns to England, he's too late to save her... but if he can obtain the right governess, one who specializes in working with children others have deemed unmanageable, he might be able to save his niece. There is only one problem. No respectable woman would ever consent to be employed in the house of the Devil Lord. If she did, she'd never be able to be employed elsewhere again, as his very name is synonymous with ruin. But Wilhelmina Marks is no ordinary governess. She's a graduate of the Darrow School, also known as The Hellion Club, where miscreant noblemen send their illegitimate daughters to keep them out of sight, out of mind, and to make them employable. Marina, Lord Deveril's niece is a challenge... but not nearly as challenging as her uncle. He is all that they have said of him. Hedonistic. Rakishly charming. Too handsome by far. But also kind and perhaps a little broken. It's that which draws Willa to him and makes him irresistible to her. But danger looms when Marina's wastrel, fortune hunting father returns, intent on claiming his daughter. Willa and Devil must work together to keep the little girl safe-is it a recipe for disaster or a recipe for love? The Hellion Club SeriesBook 1 - A Rogue to RememberBook 2 - Barefoot in Hyde ParkBook 3 - What Happens in PiccadillyBook 4 - Sleepless in SouthhamptonBook 5 - When an Earl Loves a GovernessBook 6 - The Duke's Magnificent ObsessionBook 7 - The Governess Diaries

Cornelius Garrett, Lord Ambrose, has withdrawn from society in the wake of scandal in order to focus on finding the numerous illegitimate children that his father sired. Desperate to locate his many siblings and build some semblance of a family for himself, Cornelius is ill-prepared for the many complications that his most recently discovered sibling, Lila, brings with her-namely her older sister, Primrose Collier. Primrose is the most stunningly beautiful woman he's ever encountered. She's also fiercely proud and protective with a well-founded distrust for the opposite sex. It takes all of his considerable powers of persuasion to convince her to bring her young siblings and move to his estate, Avondale. However, no good deed goes unpunished. Cornelius' unscrupulous neighbor, Lord Samford, also has a prior acquaintance with the Collier family. Threatened by their presence and the ugly secrets of his past that they might expose, Samford sets out to eliminate what he views as a complication. Samford's machinations result in Prim being injured and spending a night, unchaperoned, with Cornelius. In order to preserve Prim's reputation and also to afford her and her siblings more protection, Cornelius proposes marriage. But it isn't all duty and obligation. For the first time in his life, Cornelius must find balance between what honor demands and what he desires. Determined to stop Samford at any cost, they set out on a journey fraught with danger and with discovery. Primrose has awakened something inside him he did not know existed-something fierce, passionate and impetuous. Could it be love? The Lost Lord Series order: The Lost Lord of Castle BlackThe Vanishing of Lord ValeThe Missing Marquess of AlthornThe Resurrection of Lady RamsleighThe Mystery of Miss MasonThe Awakening of Lord Ambrose

An enticing Gothic Romance in the tradition of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, A Love So Dark is a slow burn regency romance filled with mystery and intrigue.PRAISE FOR A LOVE SO DARK: "I always loved stories like this growing up as this reminds me so much of reading Jane Eyre just way hotter than that book ever was. I really enjoyed the interaction between the characters."-Amazon Review"Another fantastic book from Chasity This would definitely be a 10 star review if I had the option I was hooked from the first few pages and couldn't put it down. I eagerly await the next book in the series, it can't get here soon enough "-Amazon Review "I've been a fan of this author's writing for over a year now. I had discovered her through social media and fell in love with her contemporary romances.This is my first time reading historical romance. But most definitely won't be the last. They way the words flow and the difference in how they speak to each other sucked me in. I couldn't put the book down. Griffin is so masculine but so vulnerable. The way he assures Olympia of her beauty is breath taking and made me fall in love with him. I highly suggest this book if you like historical or even if you haven't read that genre but want a good kick start. This book is AMAZING "-Amazon ReviewHaving no fortune, a negligible reputation, and an appearance that could only be described as plain, Miss Olympia Daventry has few prospects. Unless, of course, she elects to remain in her aunt's home dodging her uncle's amourous advances and his sermons, both of which are dished out in equal measure. Out of desperation, she accepts an offer of marriage from a man she has never met. Married by proxy, she travels to his home and at her first sight of it, begins to wonder if perhaps she has not made a terrible mistake. Dark, ominous, foreboding-that description fits both Darkwood Hall and her new husband, Lord Albus Griffin, Viscount Darke. Griffin had vowed never to marry, but the terms of his meddling aunt's will have left him no other option if he intends to preserve Darkwood Hall and the secrets it holds. But he'd instructed his solicitor to secure a wife for him that would never tempt him to consummate their union. And yet Olympia tempts him at every turn. She incites in him such lust and desire, such possessiveness, that he fears the madness that threatens all the men of his line has finally claimed him. But there are other dangers lurking within the walls of Darkwood Hall, secrets and plots, enemies that will stop at nothing to destroy them. Tempted, torn, and tormented by wanting what he should not let himself have, Griffin is lost... but for once he is not alone.

A stunning Regency Historical Romance, where mystery and passion await...Abducted, held captive by unknown men for unknown reasons, Mary Mason had to use all of her resourcefulness to escape what would surely have been a terrible fate. But in the course of her escape, she encounters new dangers in the form of a mysterious man. Is he friend or foe? Can he be trusted or will she prove to be just a pawn in whatever game he is playing? Alexander Carnahan, Lord Wolverton, is a pariah in society, a known murderer. But as he carries the unconscious Mary Mason back to his crumbling estate to care for her, he recognizes that she is far more than just the key to the mystery he's devoted himself to, the mystery of who murdered his late wife. She stirs something inside him he thought long dead... hope. As Mary recovers from her ordeal in his home, the truth slowly emerges. Their pasts are intermingled, the intrigues and mysteries of their lives are connected and hide unspeakable horrors committed by common enemies. As they work together to reunite Mary with her brother and to prove Alex's innocence, their feelings for one another only grow more complex and more undeniable. However, the course of true love never does run smooth, and there are more obstacles and dangers ahead of them than behind...

Praise for the Haunting of a Duke: "Omg Could not wait to get back to reading this book every chance I could Love the love story/fiery romance and mystery all in one Can't wait to read the next 5 books in the Dark Regency series "-Amazon Review "This story was so good it really deserves more than 5 stars. I was hooked from page one, I love a good HR but this was so much more. Murder, mystery, ghostly goings on, not to mention the sizzling attraction between Emme and Rhys I could not put this story down." -Goodreads Review "Stumbled across this book bought as a freebie some time ago and decided... What the heck, let's read this without researching recommendations.BEST DECISION EVER Totally enchanting. The mystery and ghost elements added intrigue without being too spooky for my Christian soul. Lol"-Goodreads Review"From the first paragraph to the last I was entrenched with this story of love and hauntings."-Amazon Review"A beautiful blend of historical romance with a dash of mysticism, this is not what I was expecting. From page one, we are thrown into a story that is immediately intriguing, spurring questions that demand answers."-Amazon Review"What can I say but I really enjoyed THE HAUNTING OF A DUKE. If you like a dark, hot Regency romance with murder and mystery, a brooding, lovable Duke, ghosts (good and evil) and a sweet heroine this book is for you."-Amazon ReviewCommuning with spirits has been both gift and curse to Emme Walters. Now it's made her a killer's target. Emme knows why the Dowager Duchess of Briarleigh invited her to a house party--to investigate whether the duke, Rhys Brammel, murdered his wife years ago. But Emme never imagined she would fall in love with the brooding duke.Branded by society as a possible killer, Rhys is suspicious of Emme and her alleged "gift." Then a late night encounter creates awareness of her other, more attractive, aspects. When Emme's life is threatened, Rhys becomes her protector. Emme and Rhys find passion and peril as they join forces to solve the mysteries at Briarleigh. She made him believe in spirits, but can she make him believe in love?The Haunting of a Duke is the first of six book in the Dark Regency Series. Each book in this series contains gothic elements, occult or paranormal references, and steamy, open door sex scenes.

Read Book Four in the bestselling "Lost Lords" series, a stunning Regency Historical Romance with an unforgettable Happily Ever After Purchase or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited A shipwreck near Castle Black sees Dr. Nicholas Warner risking his life to save a woman from the churning sea. As he pulls her to the safety of the shore, the villagers are stunned by her presence. She is no stranger to them. They identify her as Viola Grantham, Lady Ramsleigh, wife of the recently deceased Lord Percival Ramsleigh... a woman who supposedly died nearly two years earlier. The mystery and scandal surrounding her only draws him in further, adding fuel to the fire of the immediate connection he feels to her. Viola, thanks to her cold, unfeeling father, her abusive husband and his profligate nephew, has no trust for men and very little use for them. But there is something about Dr. Warner that she cannot so easily dismiss. Drawn to him seemingly against her will and better judgement, she confides in him about the son she bore in secret, the heir to her late husband and that she had only returned to secure his future and his place in society. As they spend more time together, their feelings for one another deepen. But their happiness and growing affection for one another are threatened by Viola's past. The late Lord Ramsleigh's nephew, Randall, will not willingly give up the title, even if his aunt has returned from the dead and is presenting a child as the true heir to the title. In fact, there is nothing he will not do and no depths to which he will not sink, to ensure that never happens. He means to hold on to the title and the prestige that accompanies it by any means necessary... even if it means doing far more than just pretending that she is dead. Will Viola be able to let go of the pain from her past and embrace the love of a truly good man? And even if she can, will Randall's plots and schemes cost her far more than just her chance at happiness? The Lost Lord Series order: The Lost Lord of Castle BlackThe Vanishing of Lord ValeThe Missing Marquess of AlthornThe Resurrection of Lady RamsleighThe Mystery of Miss MasonThe Awakening of Lord Ambrose

Book Two in the bestselling 'The Lost Lords' Series Read for free in Kindle Unlimited Elizabeth Masters has put her scandalous and painful past behind her. She's taken a position as companion to the tragic Lady Vale and her primary duty is to dissuade the woman from believing that everyone from the butcher's delivery boy to the ostler at an inn is her missing son. But a late night visit to an alleged mystic in the city of Bath results in near tragedy as Elizabeth is nearly abducted by ruffians waiting for them outside. They are rescued by a handsome and mysterious stranger who calls himself Benedict, the very name of Lady Vale's lost son. Benedict has his own reasons for being in Bath-to locate his missing sister and see her safe once more. Waylaid by a pistol ball from the men who attacked Miss Masters, he finds himself dependent upon the assistance of Lady Vale to rescue his Mary. In exchange, he must consent to her investigation of his past to determine if he is, in fact, her missing son, an unlikely scenario in his mind. As their investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that the danger they face, the attempted abduction of Elizabeth and Mary's disappearance are all connected to the fateful night twenty-four years earlier when Lady Vale's son was ripped from her arms, never to be seen again. Forced to work together, Benedict and Elizabeth cannot fight the attraction they feel for one another. Yet with every piece of evidence uncovered, the truth of Benedict's identity threatens their burgeoning relationship... and the danger that brought them together looms larger at every turn.