From gifted new writer Tasha Alexander comes a stunning novel of historical fiction suspense set in victorian England, meticulously researched and with a twisty plot that involves stolen antiquities, betrayal, and murder...From gifted new writer Tasha Alexander comes a stunning novel of historical fiction suspense set in victorian England, meticulously researched and with a twisty plot that involves stolen antiquities, betrayal, and murder for Emily, accepting the proposal of philip, the viscount ashton, was an easy way to escape her overbearing mother, who was set on a grand society match. So When Emily's dashing husband died on safari soon after their wedding, she felt little grief.