First published 2023
Frank Melrose stands at the threshold of expanding his father's printing empire across the globe. The ambitious businessman has no time for romantic entanglements, especially not with the captivating Taya Winters who seems to appear everywhere he turns. The local newspaper pressures him to reveal the identity of a masked highwayman terrorizing Belmore Square. Frank throws himself into the investigation, determined to unmask the criminal and secure his story. Yet Taya Winters proves an constant interruption, drawing him into heated confrontations that derail his focus. As Frank digs deeper into the mystery, he realizes the highwayman operates closer to home than anyone suspects. The truth threatens not only his journalistic ambitions but his entire family's reputation. Frank must choose between exposing a dangerous secret and protecting those he loves, all while fighting his growing attraction to a woman who may not be what she seems.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, mystery, 21st-century, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Belmore Square
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
298 pages · Kindle Edition · Forever