A Much Maligned Miss

Caroline Halperston is resigned to her status as a neighborhood pariah, thanks to her mother's relentless gossip. But when an unexpected crisis forces her to flee her home, she finds herself in the company of Gervaise Langdon, the charming but self-serving Earl of Atherton. Whisked away to London, Caroline agrees to a shocking arrangement that lands them in the attic of a bustling gin palace. As they navigate their strange new life together, Gervaise begins to realize he has vastly underestimated his companion—just as dangerous secrets from Caroline's past threaten to catch up with them.