Noblesse Oblige

On a windswept island far from anywhere familiar, you have been hired as a conversation partner for a lonely aristocrat. It is a profitable position, and your limited options made the decision easy. But the estate conceals things. Your charge wanders the halls in the middle of the night, haunted by something no one will name. The charming new secretary is clearly looking for something. Your elderly employer is determined to keep outsiders from learning anything about the family. Attend grand balls, fox hunts, evenings with the servants, and careful lessons with your charge — and in between, unravel a web of secrets that runs deeper than anyone has let on. There is also love here, if you look for it: midnight moments and stolen warmth in the cold. Whether you pursue it or stay focused on the mysteries ahead is, like everything else on this island, entirely your choice.