About the Book
Book Four of The St. Croix Chronicles
Forced out of London's coal-blackened streets, Cherry St. Croix is faced with her most difficult undertaking yet: sobriety.
At long last, my guardian, the enigmatic Mr. Oliver Ashmore, has revealed
himself — and his order is clear: I am to be dried out at once, regardless of my wishes.
I loathe the country estate I am imprisoned
within. Footsteps follow me, voices call for me, and my sanity wavers.
In my fevered dreams, I am haunted by those I failed, while waking
proves no protection from the ghosts of my reckless past. The craving
for laudanum plagues me. I require a distraction.
To unravel the
alchemical mysteries of my mother's family, I must rely on Ashmore's
tutelage. I am lured to the art and drawn by the secrets my guardian
possesses. Yet the deeper I delve, the more I believe that something
dreadful disturbs these haunted corridors. In my madness, I fear that
what it wants most... is me.
