It isn't easy making a living as a lady's companion when one possesses a
sharp tongue and an original mind. That's why Emma Greyson has gone
through three such positions in six months. Her current post at a
tiresome country house party has her bored to tears--until an
extraordinary encounter with the legendary Edison Stokes leads to a
secret position as his assistant.
Stokes is on a peculiar mission, searching for an anonymous thief who
has stolen an ancient book of arcane potions. He suspects his quarry is
among the party's guests--and that the villain is looking for an
intuitive woman on whom to test a certain elixir. A woman just like
Emma...
For Emma, the new post brings unexpected passion and chilling danger.
But when murder strikes, she realizes the awful truth. Unless she and
Edison devise a scheme to outwit a merciless killer, she could forever
lose the man of her dreams--and even her very life....