Award-winning author Amanda Quick weaves a tale of
a man and a woman who understand just what it
means to be haunted. Artemis Hunt, the mysterious
master of a secret society, has been obsessed by
the knowledge that he was unable to protect his
mistress from a brutal death, and has spent the
last five years plotting her revenge. Madeline
Reed Deveridge, known as the infamous Wicked Widow
by polite society, is rumored to have murdered her
husband. But now Madeline is afraid that her dead
spouse has returned from beyond the grave to
terrorize her. In fear for her life and that of
her beloved aunt, Madeline blackmails Artemis into
aiding her by threatening to expose his ownership
of the Dream Pavilions, London's premier pleasure
garden--an association, if revealed, that would
destroy his reputation and put his long-held plans
of vengeance at serious risk. The two are drawn
together at first by necessity, but Artemis soon
finds himself intrigued then intoxicated by the
confident woman known as the Wicked Widow.
Madeline, who is inclined to distrust men after
her disastrous marriage, falls prey to the
unfamiliar feelings Artemis inspires in her. Their
burgeoning passion may save them each from an
empty future--if their secrets don't kill them
first. Another Quick masterpiece!