The Letter (Victorian Virtues, #1)

His career's in ruin. His life's on the line. But his desperation is about to lead him somewhere far more dangerous...

England, 1849. Grace Stratton arrives in the idyllic village of Lindenfell eager for a fresh start as companion to a wealthy spinster. The town's warm atmosphere and friendly inhabitants offer everything her isolated parsonage life never could. But when a mysterious stranger takes up residence, Grace begins to sense he's hiding something.

Dr. David Carbury is a man on the run. Accused of killing a patient with chloroform—a revolutionary drug he believes will transform medicine—he faces a trial that could end his career, and even his life. Desperate to buy time and gather evidence to prove his innocence, he flees to Lindenfell under an assumed identity. But he can't hide forever.

As Grace and David are drawn together, the attraction between them is undeniable. Yet David knows the truth will shatter any hope of a future—and when duty forces him back to London to face the consequences of his actions, Grace must decide how far she's willing to go for a man who deceived her.

But London holds dangers neither of them anticipated. And some threats are far more deadly than a courtroom...