![]() ![]() ![]() I’m very ready to join him, my dear, but first I must do as he asked.”Īccepting that no good would come of trying to jolly Lady Halstead out of her mood-indeed, she seemed sober and composed and as rational as ever-Violet inquired, “What did Sir Hugo ask of you?” “Most of my friends are long gone, and it’s been nearly a decade since Sir Hugo, bless his soul, passed on. “People used to say that, and I always thought it was pure fancy, but now I know what they meant-I feel it, too.” Without moving her head, Lady Halstead looked at Violet turning her hand, she briefly-weakly-squeezed Violet’s fingers. But I’m very old, Violet dear, and I feel the chill of death in my bones.” Sinking back onto the pillows, Lady Halstead looked up at the ceiling. “And what would he know, heh?” Lady Halstead slanted a shrewd if peevish look at Violet. The soft light was kind to Lady Halstead’s papery, mottled skin, to the fine, silvery wisps of her thinning hair, to the milkiness that was dulling her once-bright blue eyes. It was midmorning, and the curtains were tied back, allowing weak autumn sunshine to wash into the large bedroom. “You’re in perfect health-you know you are. Straightening from plumping Lady Halstead’s pillows, Violet Matcham laid a reassuring hand over her ladyship’s frail one where it lay atop the counterpane. “I’m dying and I want to do the right thing.” Agatha, Lady Halstead, set her lips in a determined line. Will Montague and Violet learn the shocking truth too late to seize their chance at enduring love? But the famous Montague is not at all what she’d expected-this man is compelling, decisive, supportive, and strong-everything Violet needs in a champion, a position to which Montague rapidly lays claim.īut then Lady Halstead is murdered and Violet and Montague, aided by Barnaby Adair, Inspector Stokes, Penelope, and Griselda, race to expose a cunning and cold-blooded killer who stalks closer and closer. Violet, devoted lady-companion to the aging Lady Halstead, turns to Montague to reassure her ladyship that her affairs are in order. Then the enticing Miss Violet Matcham seeks his help, and in the puzzle she presents him, he finds an intriguing new challenge professionally. Montague has devoted his life to managing the wealth of London’s elite, but at a huge cost: a family of his own. ![]() #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens pulls back the curtain on a world that has been hidden from us. ![]()
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