*The ebook bestseller*
**A story bursting with colour and flavour, perfect for fans of Susanna
Gregory, Georgette Heyer and Joanne Harris
**
1665. Susannah Leyton has grown up behind the counter of her
father's apothecary shop in bustling Fleet Street. A skilled student -
the resinous scents of lavender, rosemary, liquorice and turpentine run
in her blood - her father has granted her the freedom to pursue her
considerable talents. But Susannah is dealt a shocking blow when her
widowed father marries again, and her new step-mother seems determined
to remove her from the apothecary shop for good.
A proposal of marriage from the charming Henry Savage seems to offer
Susannah an escape. But as the plague sweeps through London, tragedy
strikes, and dark secrets in her husband's past begin to unfold. It will
take all of Susannah's courage and passion to save herself from tragedy
. . .