Enter a world of grand balls and house parties where death lurks in every shadow.
Porphyria Thaxton took for granted that she was destined to marry a wealthy gentleman and live a life of luxury. Now she finds herself unwelcome in her ancestral home and pressured to marry a man she detests. When a foreign nobleman occupies nearby Lichmere Abbey, Porphyria's fortunes take an unexpected turn, but soon she is torn between two dangerous men, each as haunted and intriguing as the other.
Meanwhile, darker beings, harboring ancient grudges, watch and wait.