Summer 1914. The world teeters on the edge of war.
Venetia Stanley, a brilliant and rebellious aristocrat, spends her days among London’s elite bohemians, “The Coterie.” But behind her glamorous life, Venetia hides a dangerous secret: a passionate affair with Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age who confides the nation’s deepest secrets in his obsessive letters.
As Britain marches toward war, whispers of a leak threaten to destabilize the government. A young Scotland Yard intelligence officer is tasked with finding the source. What begins as a scandal of desire and betrayal escalates into a crisis that could topple the nation.
In a world where loyalty is tested and secrets are deadly, Venetia’s choices will shape the course of history—and her own fate.
