Safely back from Italy with husband Gregory, Mollie Lovell's life returns to normal. Now a case of mistaken identity leads to Greg being thrown into Launceston gaol for highway robbery . Can Mollie prove his innocence, or will Sir Tyco Brocklebank sentence him to hang? How will Amelia, Sir Tyco's niece and trapped in an unhealthy relationship with her tyrannical uncle, escape to her own happiness? And why does Greg's brother need to keep their sister's betrothal such a secret?
Although I enjoyed reading about the further trials and tribulations of Mollie Lovell, the English harbormaster's daughter who, in the previous installment of the series, went to Italy and became a duchess, for me, the true heart of this story was Amelia. A breathtakingly original character, Amelia is forced into a sexual relationship with her uncle while still a child. Needless to say that this story needs trigger warnings. But in reading her story I was By turns shocked, horrified, exultant, and... ok, I'll admit it, switched on by how she and the rest of the characters were able to free themselves from the tangled web of intrigue.