Cordelia Beecher has only one goal: find her missing brother. Escaping the charity school that caged her childhood, she follows his letters to Farrow, a town where no one claims to know his name. Even the man who was supposed to be Edward’s employer denies he ever existed.
Lost and desperate, Cordi finds refuge at Edenfield, a sprawling estate run by Lady Evangeline, a botanist with a reputation for rescuing vulnerable young women. There, Cordi becomes companion to the enigmatic daughters, Prim and Briar. With Briar, something tender sparks.
Yet beneath Edenfield’s lush gardens lurk dangerous secrets. Clues suggest Edward was once there. Now every whisper of the past threatens to twist Cordi’s search into a revelation too terrifying to face.
