Agent: Kristin Nelson, Nelson Literary Agency. The action soon returns to England for a tangled but satisfying finale. Lord incorporates entertaining and evocative period language while crafting an original story that transcends the historical-romance formula. Despite Seth and Mina’s immediate attraction, their responsibilities to their respective siblings and concerns about financial stability present a significant barrier to their fated blissful union. Fortunately, Mina is on hand to interview their far more helpful fiancées and wives. The lone survivor of a massacre in Tibet has returned to England a hero, but the traumatized explorer has no. All of London is abuzz with the tale of Will Repton. Seth charms Mina and her sister Emma, but he struggles, even with Tom’s assistance, to acquire actionable information on Georgie’s location from the local men. 'Beautifully written, deeply romantic, and utterly magnificent.' Courtney Milan, New York Times bestselling author Escaping the brutal reaches of Tibet is one accomplishment, but escaping the snare of love is another entirely. Seth employs Tom Grant to assist in translation as he seeks his missing sister, Georgiana Mina is looking for the security of a contracted marriage, with Tom as her intended. Their journeys intersect when they are met by the same man at the Bombay port. Shakespeare-loving explorer Seth Mayhew and caretaking “venture girl” Wilhelmina “Mina” Adams are both traveling from England to India. Lord builds a charming Victorian-era tale of romantic destiny on a subplot from her novel In Search of Scandal.
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