Sabine Noble has given little thought to her husband over the past five years. Theirs is a true marriage of convenience: she gained protection from her abusive uncle and the chance to live freely in London, while he gained the dowry necessary to make his business venture a success. But as she's investigating her uncle's nefarious deeds in hopes of gaining her revenge, she discovers the body of a half-dead man on a ship, only to realize the man...