Folie Hamilton married because it was expected of her, but she finds her true love in written
prose. A chance, and then coveted correspondence with her husband's cousin in India makes
her heart sing with joy. Robert, her dear Robert, turns life into a beautiful place and
his tales of a far-off land excite her imagination.
Lieutenant Robert Cambourne writes his cousin to ask a small favor; in return, he receives
the friendship of a woman who relieves his soul of dark burdens. Folie, or as he calls
her, his "sweet Folly," is all that a lady should be -witty, enchanting and fascinating.
He lives for each of her letters and wonders what he would do without her friendship.
When Folie's husband dies, she writes Robert, only to discover the love she holds for
him can never be returned; he's married. Time goes by and she tries to put him out of
her heart and mind, but when he becomes Lord Cambourne and the guardian to her stepdaughter,
he summons them to his English estate. The Robert she loved is no more; a stranger stands
in his place -one without humor, compassion or love.
Robert hates what he's become -a mindless freak who quakes at the thought of going
outside. He is haunted by his now-deceased wife and believes someone is trying to do
him harm. His unwanted fears could lose him the woman he loves.
Ms. Kinsale uses letters to begin and move her story along. She takes an era in history
fraught with turmoil and debauchery and pits it against hope and love. This is a book that
will keep readers on the edge of their seats to find out whodunit and why.