Miss Verda Fairclough refuses to be anyone’s sacrifice.
To escape her father’s latest scheme, she claims a notorious libertine’s brother as her husband—only to be swept away to a bleak Northumberland castle as an entirely unqualified governess.
But the brooding earl, his troubled son, and a house shadowed by death are more than she bargained for. As danger closes in and desire turns very real, Verda must decide whether she can trust a man who refuses to let her face the darkness alone.
A Gothic tale of passion, mystery, and murder on the edge of the sea.
