Heartbroken after the death of her beloved, Allison Bishop is forced into marriage with a wealthy lord to preserve her family’s social status. Though reluctant, she does her duty, because that is what she was raised to do.
But her new husband soon reveals a darker side, his obsession with securing an heir shadowed by cruelty, and a past marked by the suspicious deaths of his three previous wives.
Trapped in a dangerous marriage, Allison finds solace where she least expects it: with William, a Scottish horse groom who was inexplicably spared from execution for a crime he definitely committed.
As her husband’s temper grows more volatile, Allison must choose between obedience and escape. Stay, and risk becoming his next victim, or run, and lose William, the man who made her feel alive again.
She’ll do anything to survive, and he’ll do anything to keep her safe, knowing that their discovery would mean certain death.

Cover art by Kari Brownlie