A sweeping enemies-to-lovers treasure hunt for fans of Romancing the Stone and The Da Vinci Code.
1794. Georgian Britain.
Miss Margery Derrington has one desperate hope of saving herself and her beloved aunts from ruin: a rare illuminated manuscript unearthed in a dusty attic. But the crumbling book is worth far more than its gilded pages suggest—hidden within is a centuries-old cipher pointing to a legendary Arthurian treasure. To crack it, Margery must strike an uneasy alliance with Rhys Bowen, a brilliant, maddeningly arrogant scholar hungry to step out of his famous father’s shadow.
Neither of them counts on the heat that flares between them.
As their hunt sweeps them from candlelit libraries to the wilds of Wales—deciphering a dead scribe’s code and outrunning a ruthless rival—Margery and Rhys draw the eye of a shadowy ancient order sworn to keep the past buried by any means necessary. With danger closing in and a fortune within reach, Margery guards her hard-won independence as fiercely as Rhys guards his heart.
But some treasures are worth any risk. And some desires refuse to stay buried.
