The Stigma of the Rose

Duchess Isabella found a limbless body in the rain one night. On its neck was a rose mark—identical to her daughter's, who lived far away. Facing a fake daughter's taunts and powerful enemies closing in, Isabella used her wealth and spy network to set a trap. She uncovered a two-year conspiracy to replace her real daughter. In the end, she made every last one of them pay.

Duchess Isabella found a limbless body in the rain one night. On its neck was a rose mark—identical to her daughter's, who lived far away. Facing a fake daughter's taunts and powerful enemies closing in, Isabella used her wealth and spy network to set a trap. She uncovered a two-year conspiracy to replace her real daughter. In the end, she made every last one of them pay.