Jack The Ripper. The most notorious serial killer in 1888; has been living a double life. A happy doctor by day, and a vicious killer at night.
Even serial killers want to feel loved and wanted.
This is the story of a girl who, even though she knew he was a murderer, fell in love with Jack the Ripper. She had written him countless letters and gotten countless replies from him. The relationship seemed to only grow and they scheduled a time where they would finally be able to meet, and the serial killer, taken so much by the mysterious girl who called herself Jane, promised not to kill her as long as she promised not to report him to the police.
She promised and they soon began the affair of Jack the Ripper and Jane the Ripper's lover. Jane had taken an interest in Jack's work and offered to be an accomplice, an offer the Ripper couldn't refuse. Jack the Ripper kept his beloved Jane a secret from the press, and Jane kept her affair a secret from the rest of the world, wanting to help keep the identity of her lover safe from the public's eyes.
This is a story about love, murder, and the victims of one of the greatest serial killers in London at the time.
Disclaimer: Some of the events and people in this story, such as the murders of 5 women, are true. Others much like the love story, and other characters found within this book are completely works of Fiction.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.