The honor of Viscount Henry Dumont is much respected throughout many an English county, his acquaintance highly sought after and friendship freely bestowed. But not all the Dumont relations are as amiable as young Henry; while his home is filled with the gaiety of a party it would seem that conversation and laughter are not all that have visited Gardemore; within the ball's splendor, there is a murderer!

After a year of marriage, the Baron and Baroness de Grey await the arrival of their first child and potential heir to conjoined titles, but an old acquaintance is nearby and in possession of knowledge known to few; knowledge of Grey's worst regrets. When the two estranged worlds cross paths Grey finds himself under suspicion for a heinous crime against the Dumont family and soon begins to fear that former mistakes may be the cause of ruin to all he holds dear. With disaster has come dishonor and the true criminal will do all within their power to assure that it comes to Wynthall.

Set amid 19th century England, Gardemore is a heroic tale of crime, secrets, and the aftermath of a love gone wrong.