First published 2025
Lord Julian Caldicott reluctantly joins a two-week racing party in the countryside. He cares nothing for Thoroughbreds or gambling, but his fiancée Miss Hyperia West will attend. The race organizer asks Julian to watch for suspicious activity. Strange results appear from day one. Favored horses lose while longshots win. Fortunes vanish as tempers explode. Julian studies the crowds and competitors but cannot identify the cheater or their method. Accusations spread through the party like wildfire. When fingers point at Julian himself, his reputation faces ruin. Someone challenges his honor directly. The investigation becomes a matter of survival. Julian must unmask the real culprit before he becomes their next victim. His future with Hyperia hangs in the balance.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, reputation
Period: 19th-century
318 pages · Kindle Edition · Grace Burrowes Publishing