Trevelyan Shield would rather fight demons and exorcise haunts than deal with debutantes, alive or dead. But when he encounters the charming but ghostly Arabella Trent, his duty is clear: send the young woman into the afterlife. Otherwise, she risks attracting the denizens of the Shadow Lands, who hunger for mortal souls. Arabella doesn't remember the runaway carriage that hit her and left her for dead.
Nor does she know why her body was found so far from home. But something-or someone-is preventing her from returning to it, and she's determined to find out why. As Arabella and Trey race to unravel the mystery, a sinister plot unfolds and the boundary between the demon and mortal worlds grows thin. If they don't act soon, Arabella won't be the only one to fall prey to the Shadow Lands. Georgette Heyer meets magic in this gaslamp fantasy set in a Regency-esque world.
Trevelyan Shield would rather fight demons and exorcise haunts than deal with debutantes, alive or dead. But when he encounters the charming but ghostly Arabella Trent, his duty is clear: send the young woman into the afterlife. Otherwise, she risks attracting the denizens of the Shadow Lands, who hunger for mortal souls. Arabella doesn't remember the runaway carriage that hit her and left her for dead.
Nor does she know why her body was found so far from home. But something-or someone-is preventing her from returning to it, and she's determined to find out why. As Arabella and Trey race to unravel the mystery, a sinister plot unfolds and the boundary between the demon and mortal worlds grows thin. If they don't act soon, Arabella won't be the only one to fall prey to the Shadow Lands. Georgette Heyer meets magic in this gaslamp fantasy set in a Regency-esque world.
