Romance and mystery come full circle in the fifth and final book of
Sarah M. Eden's best-selling Victorian Proper Romance series.
London, 1866
Móirín Donnelly has spent the last five years working in the shadows for
the Dread Penny Society, a secret fraternity of penny dreadful authors
who use their profits, influence, and street smarts to protect the poor
and vulnerable of Victorian London. But spending so much of her life in
secret is taking its toll on her soul--and her heart.
When members of the Dread Penny Society begin disappearing, Móirín turns
to her friend Detective Constable Fitzgerald Parkington for help. The
two have developed a friendly rapport, and Móirín feels like she can
trust him, though perhaps not with all of her secrets.
Fitzgerald Parkington has a sixth sense when it comes to tracking down
criminals, which is why he's recently been transferred to the Detective
Department at Scotland Yard. But when roadblocks and red tape keep him
from tracking down the criminal mastermind known as "The Tempest," he
must rely on the one woman who has unexpectedly captured his heart--the
brash, bold, and fiery Irish lass, Móirín Donnelly.
As the Tempest's deadly reach threatens to overwhelm all of London,
Móirín and Fitz are caught in an elaborate game of cat and mouse that
leads down back alleys, through dark London buildings, and right to the
gates of Kensington Palace. Móirín has one chance to save Fitz and the
Dread Penny Society from the Tempest, and she might have to sacrifice
her one chance at love to do so.
