London at Midwinter. Magical art theft. And itâs personal.
Sam Rookwood, chief magistrate of Bow Streetâs Preternatural Division, doesnât feel like celebrating the holiday. Someoneâs magically stealing paintings -- all of which have a connection to Samâs family. His ex-stepbrother is back in Town, after years on the Continent -- and Johnâs as beautiful and charming and scandalous as ever. And if John knows something about the thefts, itâs Samâs duty to find out ... and not to give in to temptation.
John Thynne doesnât use the Rookwood name. After all, he was never a blood relation, and he loathed his stepfather the viscount, even before his mother fled the marriage in a scandalous divorce. But John does care about his family, and about past wrongs. Heâs come home to try to make amends -- even if that means technically committing a crime or two.
And he might not mind being caught by Sam, respectable and proper chief magistrate ... and the one person Johnâs always wanted.