Hawthorne Heights

Set in an alternate Regency Era world. Emily Blakewell becomes the new governess of John and Mildred, children of Douglas and Dolores Mortimer of Middleton Valley. When Emily's arrival sparks a celebration through a party with the Mortimers' wealthy neighbors she is introduced to one Nicholas Sutcliffe, a mysterious stranger who arrived in Middleton Valley months ago and is currently boarding in Hawthorne Heights. Brash and the opposite of Emily.

Weeks pass by when the Valley is struck by tragedy, and suspicion of Nicholas Sutcliffe grows but Emily isn't quite sure, and when she decides to help Sutcliffe, will she be able to save an innocent man from the gallows? Or will she have made the biggest mistake of her life?