From USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestselling author comes the next book in her witty, whimsical, wonderful gilded age series: The Bostwicks of Trillium Bay.
Trillium Bay, 1889 Alexander Bostwick doesn’t believe in ghosts – but the unexpected death of his bride has him feeling haunted. The lingering scent of her perfume – along with her personal possessions popping up in the most peculiar places – has him worried he’s lost his senses as well as his wife. With half of Chicago feeling sorry for him, and the other half suspecting he had a hand in her demise, Alex escapes to Trillium Bay, hoping peace and quiet might ease his troubled mind.
Progressive, pragmatic, Gertrude Hart has a medical degree from the University of Michigan but establishing herself as a capable physician has proven more arduous than passing her final exams. Her mother thinks a summer at the Imperial Hotel will convince Trudy it’s time to relinquish medicine for matrimony – but Trudy isn’t interested in marriage and intends to steer any suitable suitors toward her prettier, more marriage-minded sisters – and away from herself.
Her strategy seems foolproof…
Until Alexander Bostwick captures her sister’s attention. Rumors swirl around the handsome, enigmatic widower, so before he can break her sister’s heart – or worse – Trudy vows to learn the truth by any means necessary. But her ploy to gain his trust has unexpected consequences. When Alex confides he doesn’t want a new wife – he wants to stop being pestered by the old one – Trudy decides to help, and together they work to unravel the mystery behind the spectral shenanigans that have followed him to Trillium Bay. Late-night encounters, counsel from self-serving mediums, and a séance gone horribly awry provide Alex and Trudy with some answers – but it’s the magic of moonlight which leads them to the most important discovery of all – each other.
