Amid the hushed elegance of Victorian England, a young woman discovers that her life can change in an instant. Cynthia has always followed the rules: discreet, attentive, and true to the expectations of her time. But an unexpected encounter fractures the carefully drawn boundaries of her existence — and nothing will ever be the same again.Torn between duty and desire, secrets and revelations, Cynthia faces choices she never imagined. Her path leads her far from the...