An exciting new book in the series featuring Elizabeth Miles, con
woman turned Lady, from the beloved national bestselling author of the
Gaslight Mysteries.
Elizabeth Miles finds herself in a position no con can help her escape.
Her beloved fiancé, Gideon Bates, is awaiting his turn in the draft to
fight in the Great War. Elizabeth is finding it hard to think of
anything else, but Gideon has thrown himself into his work, preparing
wills for soldiers before they ship out. Corporal Tom Preston is part
owner of Preston Shoes, a company that is making footwear for the army,
so he has a rather large estate. He needs a new will, however, because
he has just been secretly married to a woman whom his family would never
approve. He wants to make sure she and their unborn child are provided
for if he does not return.
When Tom is later reported killed, Elizabeth and Gideon learn that the
new will has gone missing after Tom's bride revealed her identity to his
family. Unless the new will is found and validated, the original will,
which leaves everything to Tom's brother, will prevail and the wife and
child will get nothing. If Tom's new bride survives, that is. Some
terrible threats have been leveled against her, and Elizabeth and Gideon
must figure out a way, legal or not quite, to secure Tom's fortune for
his wife and child while saving her life in the process.
