London, 1847.Ever since scarlet fever nearly claimed her life, Edith Eleanor Ashford has been trapped in a frail body and kept far from the life she longs for. There is only one person who can make her feel truly alive: Eirik Varg, the young Scandinavian who was taken in by her family when he was little more than an injured boy with no past.Eirik has loved her for years, but he refuses to acknowledge it. Edith belongs to a wo...