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London, 1815. Lady Petra Forsyth, daughter of the Earl of Holbrook, has made a shocking proclamation. After losing her beloved fianc in an accident three years earlier, she announces in front of Londons loosest lips that she will never marry. A woman of independent meansand rather independent waysPetra sees no reason to cede her wealth and freedom to any man now that the love of her life is gone. Instead, she plans to continue enjoying the best of society without any expectations.
But when ballroom gossip suggests that a longtime friend has died of a fit due to her melancholia while in the care of a questionable physician, Petra vows to use her status to dig deeperuncovering a private asylum where men pay to have their wives and daughters locked away, or worse. Just as Petra has reason to believe her friend is alive, a shocking murder proves more danger is afoot than she thought. And the more determined Lady Petra becomes in uncovering the truth, the more her own headstrong actions and desire for independence are used against her, putting her own freedomand possibly her lifein jeopardy.
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CELESTE CONNALLY is an Agatha Award nominee, and a former freelance writer and editor. A lifelong devotee of historical novels and adaptations fueled by her passion for historyplus weekly doses of PBS MasterpieceCeleste loves reading and writing about women from the past who didnt always do as they were told.
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