Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, go back to his lonely life. How hard can it be?
In a frantic chase up the Regency's Great North Road, Susan Cunningham and Gil Rutledge rediscover their childhood friendship. Danger awaits them in Edinburgh, where Susan's daughter is lost in the city's underbelly. Gil can face such trials with the ease of an experienced campaign officer; the challenge to his heart is another matter.
“I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved… the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave.” George Eliot
When Susan Cunningham’s daughter disappears from school, her pleasant life as a fashionable, dashing, and respectable widow is shattered. Amy is reported to be chasing a French spy up the Great North Road, and when Susan sets out in pursuit she is forced to accept help from the last person she wants: her childhood friend and adult nemesis, Gil Rutledge.
Gil Rutledge has loved Susan since she was ten and he a boy of twelve. He is determined to oblige her by rescuing her daughter. And if close proximity allows them to rekindle their old friendship, even better. He has no right to ask for more.
Gil and Susan must overcome danger, mystery, ghosts from the past, and their own pride before their journey is complete.
