Daisy Linden and her sister Frederica arrive by airship in Santa Fe, capital of the Texican Territories, determined to search for their missing father. But two surprises await them—the authorities' baffling refusal to help, and a not-so-chance meeting with snake-oil salesman William Barnicott.
To their joy, the Lindens find that their father has indeed been seen in Santa Fe. To their horror, it was an assignation with a cancan dancer in the dead of night. Now the dancer is missing—and their father seems to be the only suspect. There is nothing for it—Daisy and Freddie must find the girl, for only she can clear his name, and tell them where he might be now.
But there are forces arrayed against them in Santa Fe . . . men in the shadows who have bet too much on a dancer's disappearance to let two young ladies interfere and raise the stakes . . .
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Shelley Adina holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction and is working on her PhD in Creative Writing at Lancaster University in the UK. She won the 2005 RITA Award for Inspirational Romance and was a Christy Award finalist in 2009. Between books, Adina loves making period costumes and spoiling her flock of rescued chickens.
Fiona Hardingham is a British-born actress, singer, voice-over artist, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. On stage, she appeared at the Edinburgh Festival in her comedic one-woman show The Dark Show. She has also starred in the dark-comedy short film The Ballerino. She earned a BA honors degree in performing arts from Middlesex University, London, and also studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.