Title: Vanity and Humility
Description: *What if vanity threatened to destroy the only love you’ve ever known?*

Detective Ethan Brant is on the hunt for a murderess who is seducing her victims and stealing collections of diamonds from each one. When the woman he suspects becomes his father’s newest wife, Ethan’s fears multiply. He’s determined to protect his only remaining family member, no matter the cost.

All of his attention is focused on bringing the guilty party to justice. He has no time for, or interest in, women. But when he discovers a beautiful, young woman swimming at the lake on his father’s property he feels an instant attraction.

Cady Eldon’s history with men taught her it was foolish to lose her heart to one. But when she meets Ethan, she can’t ignore the fire that burns inside her, making her long for the feel of his skin against hers. Discovering that he’s a police detective, she becomes intrigued. Why would a man whose family is wealthy want to live so humbly?

Her attraction to him, and her interest in the murder case he’s working on, pulls them together on a journey north where they become entangled in the manipulative web of the murderess Ethan is chasing. Ethan and Cady soon learn just how cruel one woman’s vanity can be and how she will stop at nothing to get the riches she believes she deserves.

Will their love survive, or will they fall victim to the greatest sin of all?

*Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence.*
Subjects: Spicy Historical Romance, Western & Frontier Romance, Victorian Historical Romance, 19th Century Historical Romance Books, Historical Australian & Oceanian Fiction, Historical Romantic Suspense Fiction, Australian Historical Romance, Romance Collections & Anthologies, 7 Deadly Sins, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical
Places: London, North Queensland, Queensland (Australia)
Time periods: 1866-1871