First published 2014
Amity Doncaster has traveled the world and faced countless dangers, but nothing prepared her for being trapped in a London carriage with the serial killer the press calls the Bridegroom. She escapes with her life, but the murderer remains fixated on her scandalous connection to Benedict Stanbridge, a scientist who secretly works as a Crown spy. Gossip about their time alone together in a ship's stateroom has somehow reached London ahead of them, making Amity a target. Benedict refuses to let her suffer for their romantic entanglement, however slight it may be. Both are experts at vanishing into the far corners of the earth, but this time they choose to stay and fight. They join forces to hunt down the Bridegroom and end his killing spree in the city they both love. As they prepare to face an unhinged criminal, they must also confront emotions that neither can escape.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, crime, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London
Period: 19th-Century
352 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: violence