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For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the late 1890s, debutante Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor. But when a man appears who seems to love her simply for who she is, and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes it's not just her heart at stake-- the future of her family depends on how she plays the game.

"In Victorian-era northern England, Charlotte Withersby, daughter of a prominent botanist, attempts to regain her role as his assistant, despite society's expectations and the presence of Edward Trimble, her father's new assistant"--

Hannah Sunderland is devastated when her brother is jailed for joining the Colonial cause. Spy Jeremiah Jones sees in Hannah a way to access the prison to obtain valuable information, but Hannah's Quaker beliefs stand in the way. Nevertheless, Hannah and Jeremiah develop a mutual fondness even as they become caught in history's tumultuous churn.