Trouble Brewing

<p><strong>A corpse in the ale. A scandal in society. A love neither expected.</strong></p><p></p><p>Lancashire 1862. When a body is discovered floating in a vat of ale Inspector Halliwell wastes no time in probing the town's most prosperous brewery. Every worker is a suspect-including Jacob Longworth the enigmatic owner whose livelihood now hangs by a thread. Worse whispers reveal the dead man was blackmailing Jacob leaving him squarely in the constable's sights.</p><p></p><p>Enter Lady Jane Yate: a darling of Victorian society beloved patroness of the Women's Temperance League-and the last woman anyone expects to defend a brewer accused of murder. Yet Jane cannot ignore Jacob's plight nor the forbidden spark that ignites between them.</p><p></p><p>As passion simmers and scandal brews Jane and Jacob are drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies. To clear his name they must unmask a cunning killer before he strikes again-and before the desire that threatens to consume them both becomes a scandal all its own.</p>