The Emperor's Conspiracy

<p><strong><em>Set in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars this vivid and romantic historical novel goes from the most elegant ballrooms of London to the city's most tawdry slums as a spirited young woman helps unravel a plot by Napoleon to bleed England of all its gold.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>A difficult balance . . .</em></strong> Charlotte Raven escaped the poverty of the London streets but while she may now mingle with the <em>ton</em> she lives an uneasy existence between two worlds unable to turn her back completely on her old life. </p><p></p><p><strong><em>A dangerous task . . .</em></strong> When Lord Edward Durnham is asked to investigate the alarming movement of gold out of England his search leads him to the worst stews of London's slums. </p><p></p><p><strong><em>A dark journey . . .</em></strong> Little could Edward imagine his sister's new friend Charlotte Raven someone who saved his nephews from serious harm would afford him access to a dark world he barely knew existed. As they delve deeper into the underbelly of London danger lurks at every turn.</p><p></p><p>With the stakes growing ever higher Charlotte faces a defining choice: continue in the familiar limbo she's lived in for years or to take a painful and risky leap toward a happiness she never thought possible.</p>