Jason

On a warm Paris evening, Ste. Marie confesses to “clouds in my soul” and predicts that calamity—or love—is in the air. His friend Hartley knows which beautiful woman may soon make both seem possible.

Paris glows between daylight and dark as Ste. Marie returns to its streets after six months away, bound for a dinner where he is to meet Helen Benham. But Helen’s younger brother, Arthur, has disappeared, and the mystery has left her deeply troubled. Ste. Marie is used to falling in love lightly; Hartley’s unusual earnestness about Helen hints that this encounter may be different. As the city’s sweetness gives way to shadows, romance and uncertainty draw close. What will Ste. Marie find in Helen’s gaze—and what lies behind Arthur’s disappearance?

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