Penguin Books Ltd The river of no return: penguin picks | bee ridgway

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An utterly engrossing historical romance from debut novelist Bee Ridgeway, The River of No Return is a must-read.

'Time is like a river.

It always flows in one direction.

'What if everything you thought was certain was not?1812: On a lonely battlefield in Spain, Lord Nicholas Falcott, Marquess of Blackdown, is about to die .

But, the next moment, he inexplicably jumps forward in time, nearly two hundred years - very much alive.

Taken under the wing of a mysterious organisation, The Guild, he receives everything he could ever need under the following conditions:He can't go back.

He can't go home.

He must tell no one.

Accepting his fate, Nicholas begins a life of luxury as a twenty-first century New York socialite, living happily thus for the next ten years.

But, when an exquisite wax sealed envelope brings a summons from the Alderwoman of The Guild, Nicholas is forced to confront his nineteenth century past.