First published 2012
Celia Pennifold stands in the doorway of the London house her mother left her. The daughter of the city's most famous courtesan has clear plans for the property. She will transform it into a flower shop and build a respectable life. But a tenant already occupies the space. Jonathan Albrighton refuses to leave, and rumors connect this enigmatic man intimately to Celia's deceased mother. Celia must navigate the mystery of Jonathan's presence while pursuing her dreams of independence. Their confrontation forces her to confront her past and question everything she believed about her mother's life. The battle over the house becomes a deeper struggle between duty and desire.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London
Period: 19th-century
384 pages · Mass Market Paperback · J'ai Lu