House of Glass — Merryn Allingham

When home is your prison, it takes courage to break free.Appearances don't always reveal the truth. Grace Latimer knows that better than most. A troubled past has trapped her in illusions of commitment and comfort - until Nick Heysham charms his way into her world.Commissioned to recover a prestigious architect's missing designs for the Great Exhibition, he persuades her to assist in his research. The mystery of the Crystal Palace seduces Grace, and once she discovers clues about a forbidden Victorian love affair, she is lured into the deep secrets of the past... secrets that resemble her own.As Grace digs into the elusive architect's untold story, the ghosts of guilt and forbidden passion slip free. And history is bound to repeat itself, unless Grace finds the courage to break the glass ...