A dangerous Victorian lord proposes a scandalous fake courtship, never suspecting the proper lady he is obsessed with is hiding a rebellious secret. Lady Petra’s life is an intricate game of survival. Under the thumb of her ruthless, manipulative father, she plays the perfect, compliant daughter, hoping a respectable betrothal to Lord John Longley will secure her freedom. But beneath her polished façade, Petra harbors a ruinous secret: a dangerous double life that takes her into some of London’s darkest shadows. If her clandestine activities are ever exposed, it won’t just destroy her reputation. It could destroy everything she has…
I read. And quilt. A lot.