The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. At the same time, Lacey's personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent. Late December, 1818 As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, comes to him about an actress friend who's gone missing. Together Abby and Reese battle bullies on the team and inner demons, learning that flipper feet and fighting for family can actually be a good thing. As Abby unravels the mystery underlying Reese’s disdain, she begins to unlock her own hidden emotions about her father. He’s a tall backstroker with a mess of blond hair, glittering aquamarine eyes, and a suspension from the team for badmouthing the school to another recruit. But is this university for her?Her first encounter with freshman swimmer Reese McGowan makes her nervous.
A talented high-school swimmer, Abby hopes to score both a college scholarship and some distance from her parents' recent divorce. Together they battle bullies on the team and fight for their families.Not long after Abby Donahue’s family falls apart, she escapes on an airplane to Chicago for a recruiting trip. But on her recruiting trip, she meets freshman Reese McGowan who's just badmouthed the school to another recruit.
Teenager Abby Donahue hopes to score a college swimming scholarship at Northwestern.
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