When Charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party she knows there's more to the invitation than a weekend of revelry. She's old enough to be married and her family are hoping for a good match. Sparks fly when she collides with dashing Jack Carter the hotel housekeeper's disreputable brother. A visit to a home for waifs and strays makes Charity question her values. Her attempt to help a small mute boy she sees there leads her to attractive and worthy Dr Adam Radcliffe. Together they uncover a web of deceit betrayal and lies surrounding the boy's family. Fate unites Jack and Charity in a quest to save the boy from unimaginable evil. Will Charity fall for Jack's mesmerising charm or will Adam's selfless compassion capture her heart?

Part of the Fitzroy Hotel series.