As a young woman struggling to survive in the dangerous slums of Victorian London, Mercy Dansing has seen the dark side of desire. And though she leaves that savage world behind when she goes to live at the mysterious Greystone estate, she discovers greater danger in Dominick D'Abanville, its darkly sensual master. She's been hired to assist him - this handsome, iron-willed man as famed for his conquests in love as for his feats of illusion onstage. But the passion he awakens in Mercy is all too real. As she succumbs to Dominick's seductive spell, Mercy must uncover the truth about the man she loves. For as a notorious killer stalks the gaslit streets of London, a perilous game of revenge begins - a game in which Mercy could lose her heart - and even her life...
'Katherine Sutcliffe writes romantic, exciting stories, filled with memorable characters and delightful surprises.'
Linda Lael Miller
