First published 2023
Hazel Sinnett sits alone in crumbling Hawthornden Castle, treating patients while questioning whether the previous year's strange events really happened. She doesn't know if Jack survived. When an arrest threatens to end her medical career, an unexpected summons arrives. Princess Charlotte, King George III's ailing granddaughter, has requested Hazel as her personal physician. Hazel enters the British court's world of secrets and intrigue, where she encounters the mysterious social club called the Companions to the Death. Their brilliant members each harbor hidden agendas. As Hazel navigates court politics and tends to the princess, she discovers that dangerous conspiracies threaten the monarchy itself. Her surgical skills matter less than her ability to uncover the truth. Only Hazel can expose the malicious forces working against the crown and protect those she serves.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Hawthornden Castle, British Court
Period: 19th-Century
389 pages · Hardcover · Wednesday Books