1823 Inspired by the real-life story of Maria Graham, a brilliant Georgian travel writer who was the toast of London and a fictional aristocratic smuggling ring.

"A story as rich and velvety as the chocolate at its heart... A joy to read."
Mary Chamberlain

"This is a novel to take one seamlessly from exotic places to shadowy underworlds and polite drawing rooms, in order to revel in an emotionally charged and socially challenged Victorian romance, coupled with the cliff-hanging jeopardy of Brazilian and London low-life... Five stars with extra phosphorescence!"
Joanna Hickson