Nightshade (The Cheshire Set #2)

“The things we desperately crave, irrevocably need – they ruin us. Or save us. Usually both.”

After an unexpected run-in with the ex who wrecked her, Suzie heads home for a quiet, simple summer. All she wants is to save Hugh Delaware’s bees and figure out how to be happy.

But Delaware Grange has a wild magic. Something’s very wrong on the estate. And as Suzie digs deeper she finds herself hopelessly drawn to Hugh – the brooding heir, a botanist who built an impossible tea farm on an English hillside, and desperately needs her help to salvage it.

With a crumbling marriage and the weight of a fading legacy on his shoulders, Hugh’s world couldn’t be further from Suzie’s council-house upbringing. It’s an unattainable, irresistible connection that could destroy them both. But what started as an intriguing puzzle rapidly becomes something far darker, threatening the lives of everyone on the estate – not just the bees.

Suddenly, forbidden desire is the least dangerous thing about Delaware Grange.

Nightshade is a romantic suspense with slow-burn heat, a Byronic hero who’s off-limits, and a woman trying to find her way home. If you love forbidden romance, small-town secrets, and lush cottagecore with a darker edge, this one’s for you.