The Queen and the Knave (Proper Romance Victorian)

Romance and mystery come full circle in the fifth and final book of Sarah M. Edens best-selling Victorian Proper Romance series. London, 1866 Mirn Donnelly has spent the last five years working in the shadows for the Dread Penny Society, but spending so much of her life in secret is taking a toll on her souland her heart. When members of the Dread Penny Society begin disappearing, Mirn turns to Detective Constable Fitzgerald Parkington for help. The two have developed a friendly rapport, and Mirn feels like she can trust him, though perhaps not with all of her secrets. Fitzgerald Parkington has a sixth sense when it comes to hunting down criminals, which is why hes recently been transferred to the Detective Department at Scotland Yard. But when red tape keeps him from tracking down the criminal mastermind known as The Tempest, he must rely on the one woman who has unexpectedly captured his heartthe bold and fiery Irish lass, Mirn Donnelly. As the Tempests deadly reach threatens to overwhelm all of London, Mirn and Fitz are caught in an elaborate game of cat and mouse that leads down back alleys, through dark London buildings, and right to the gates of Kensington Palace. Mirn has one chance to save Fitz and the Dread Penny Society from the Tempest, and she might have to sacrifice her one chance at love to do so.