First published 2017
Venetia Milton arrives at remote Arcane House to photograph ancient artifacts for the secretive Arcane Society. She plans to engineer her own romantic encounter with her employer, Gabriel Jones, descendant of the organization's alchemist founder. After their passionate night together, Venetia reads of Gabriel's death in the newspapers. She adopts the identity of "Mrs. Jones" and builds a successful photography career in London, using her supernatural ability to see beyond her subjects. When Gabriel reappears very much alive, Venetia must pose as his widow while they hunt a dangerous enemy who seeks an ancient secret. Meanwhile, Clare Lancaster possesses an extraordinary gift that makes her a human lie detector. When she discovers her brother-in-law's body in Stone Canyon, Arizona, suspicion falls on her. Her father summons her to join his business empire, where she meets Jake Salter, a consultant whose words dance between truth and deception. Clare and Jake must overcome their mutual distrust to uncover a conspiracy involving murder and lies.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, secret-identity
Setting: Arcane House, London, Stone Canyon, Arizona
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
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