"London, 1887. Newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall returns to England upon receiving word that her father has died. Among his possessions is a box of her late mother's letters, which suggest there was more to her mother's death than Charlotte had been told. She turns to the one man she trusts more than anyone-her treasured friend and director of London's police force, John Ellis. John has harbored feelings for Charlotte ever since he first met her. Though he has not yet found the courage to share his feelings with the young doctor, he is eager to help her in her hour of need. As Charlotte and John work to unravel a dark web of secrets and lies, she finds herself relying on him more and more-and opening her heart to him in the process. As the danger draws ever closer, John vows to do everything in his power to protect Charlotte from harm. But he fears protecting her heart might come at the cost of breaking his own"-- Provided by publisher.
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