book 1

Prison. Riddles. Rope.

He has rules for everything. She is about to become the exception.

LONDON, ENGLAND - 1830

Coldly brilliant, ruthlessly disciplined, and impossible to deceive, Mr. Ridley has made a life of uncovering what others desperately want hidden. Every crime has a motive. Every lie has a weakness. Every person can be read. Until her.

Jemdanee Lillian Watkins Kumar is a botanical savant from India just arrested for a crime she didn't commit. No one believes her. Except Mr. Ridley. Somewhere between the investigation, the attraction, and the rope he knots in her presence, they both discover some passions refuse to follow the rules.