num_pages: 368
description: London 1865Vera Sorokina loves reading the Penny Dreadfuls and immersing herself in tales of adventure mystery and romance. Her own days are filled with the often mundane work of running the book and print shop she owns with her father. The shop offers her freedom and an income and while she is grateful for the stability it brings to her life she often feels lonely.Brogan Donnelly was born and raised in Ireland but has lived in London for several years where hes built a career as a penny dreadful writer. He has dedicated himself to the plight of the poor with the help of his sister. But with no one to share his life with he fears London will never truly feel like home.Brogan and Veras paths cross and the attraction is both immediate and ill-advised. Vera knows from past experience that writers are never to be trusted and Brogan has reason to suspect not everything at Veras print shop is aboveboard. When a growing criminal enterprise begins targeting their area of London Brogan and Vera must work together to protect the community theyve both grown to love. But that means theyll need to learn to trust each other with dangerous secrets that have followed both of them from their home countries.
language: English
title: The Merchant and the Rogue
publisher: Shadow Mountain