In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from aNew York Timesbestselling author, a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends abusive suitors and keep other young women safe.Adele grew up in the shadowsfirst watching from backstage at her mothers Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted rooms of her fathers manor. When shes finally sent away to boarding school in London, shes happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors.Yet there are shadows there, too.Many of the men that try to charm Adeles new friends do so with dark intentions. After a violent assault, she turns to a roguish young con woman for help. Together, they become vigilantes meting out justice. But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects?With a queer romance at its heart, this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment.
