The Piper's Paramour — Tabetha Waite

A common woman in Victorian London…Miss Victory Jones has dreamed of capturing the haunting images of death photography ever since she was an orphan, raised on the goodwill of Lady Goosebury. She never knew her parents, so she wants to give a measure of comfort to those who have suffered the pain of loss. But just as everything she's worked for is so close at hand, she meets an intriguing man who fascinates her. While Victory may not have been looking for love, it found her just the same.A veterinarian on the brink of scientific discovery…Dr. Rhys Grayson is a respected scientist, a man who has devoted his life to the cure of disease by the study of rats. But that isn't his only talent. With his recorder, he can enchant' the rodents by his song, an ability that caused his betrothal to falter long ago. When he meets Victory by a chance of fate, his heart starts to beat again. He sees promise for a future that he thought was lost. But when enemies begin to creep out of the East End and threaten everything he holds dear, Rhys must make some difficult decisions… or risk losing the one woman who brought him back to life.