A young widow learns that nothing is as it once her late husband loved her, mysterious enemies want her dead, and the childhood sweetheart she thought abandoned her has crossed an ocean to save her. Lady Phoebe Smalling has spent two years in enforced isolation, believing her late husband cared nothing for her happiness. But at the death of her husband, when she escapes to the sanctuary of Lavender Cottage in Somerset, she discovers that everything she thought she knew about her marriage was a lie. Robert didn't abandon her—he died protecting her. And the inheritance he left behind is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Now enemies are closing in, desperate to claim the secrets they believe she possesses. With the help of the remarkable Widows of Somerset—a secret society of independent women with skills far beyond embroidery and tea—Phoebe must navigate a deadly game of deception while uncovering the truth about her husband's mysterious past. But her greatest challenge may be learning to trust again, especially when her childhood love Archie Lytton arrives offering protection, devotion, and everything she's afraid to want. Some treasures are worth dying for. But Phoebe is about to discover that the greatest treasure of all might be worth living for. A tale of second chances, female friendship, and the courage to choose love over fear.