England is a tumultuous place, facing wars on every side and ruled by King George III. Anything may slide through on the shores of the island. Anyone may go missing and turn up again when you least expect them.

Charles Dagney left his hopes behind one summer day many years ago and moved on with his life. But the past didn’t want to let him go.

When a stranger shows up in the dead of winter, will she hold the answer to what he thought was lost forever? But what happens if he loses her too? And does she hold the knowledge of much darker secrets lurking in the underbelly of England’s great economic trade?