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    Murder, mystery, and marriage? Unfortunately there are no happily ever afters for the brides that are being found murdered in a case that spans centuries.

    New York - 2023
    Eliza’s in a financial bind! Should she accept Patrick’s offer to be Chief Investigator? But she has to deal with Clementine, who's come for help exposing a crime her cousin has committed. Her visit will cause the discovery of a woman’s body, making it the trickiest case of William’s career and create a moral dilemma for Eliza, how much should she tell the journalist, Sinclair, in exchange for press coverage?

    London - 1883
    A new chapter begins in Eliza and William’s lives. Will Eliza accept Patrick’s offer as Chief Investigator? If so, how will this affect her relationship with William, who is no longer courting Arabella?

    The two investigators take tentative steps towards romance, but will the case of brides being murdered bring them together? Or will it drive them apart as Eliza succumbs to her ambitious nature…?

    Two timelines, two mysteries… Will the William and Eliza of each universe solve it before danger is visited upon them? This story alternates every other chapter between NY 2023 and London 1883!

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