Twenty years ago, Maximus Batten witnessed the brutal murder of his parents. Now as the autocratic Duke of Wakefield, he spends his days dealing with politics in Parliament, but at night, disguised as the Ghost of St. Giles, wanders the dark alleys in sea
Can a pirate learn that the only true treasure lies in a woman's heart? Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is poor, beautiful, and kind - and nine months ago she made a terrible mistake.
The novel takes place in the 19th century, and tells the story of two young friends, the fourteen-year-old Pole Stanislaw and his eight-year-old friend Nel from England, who were kidnapped in Sudan by the rebels of the Muslim priest Mahdi.