Iron Lace and Radical Ink

About this book

In the ash-choked gloom of 1816 London, the Year Without a Summer, a cynical and brutal Crown enforcer is given a deadly mandate: dismantle a radical underground printing syndicate operating out of the smuggling alleys of Wapping. Silas Vane infiltrates the organization posing as a disillusioned academic, targeting the syndicate's leader, twenty-two-year-old Elara Thorne. Fiercely intelligent and fiercely dedicated to her hanged father's legacy, Elara is everything Silas has been trained to destroy. But as he embeds himself within her rotting candlewick factory sanctuary, her pragmatic compassion begins to erode his absolute moral apathy. Forced to choose between his devastating orders and a burgeoning, radical hope, Silas must risk everything—his career, his freedom, and his life—to shield Elara from the very state he serves. Told as a retrospective frame narrative by an elderly Silas in 1866, it is a gripping tale of espionage, deep emotional vulnerability, and the dangerous price of standing against corruption.

Book details

Genres:

Classic Romance, Historical Fiction, Espionage Thriller

Language:

en

Published:

2026-05-11

Content rating:

R