The third book of the Parasol Protectorate series opens with a disgraced Alexia, once again in her mother’s home, living with her step half-sisters, exiled from Woosley Castle and her love husband Lord Conall Maccon.

Desperate to clear her name, Alexia delves into the nature of the soulless and the roguish history of her late father. Pursued by assassins and vampire of ill repute, Alexia’s quest takes her across the continent until she is confronted by Italians armed with pesto. With solutions to former mysteries becoming mysteries in their own right, Alexia discovers that there is more to her father and herself than she had suspected. Continue reading →