Not My Idea

Lucas Bywood's Grand Tour ends abruptly with five words: "Lucas, you must return home."

He arrives to chaos. His best friend is drowning in gambling debts. His father demands an arranged marriage to a woman Lucas despises — who's hopelessly in love with another man. And his mother's riding accident? No one will speak of it, but Lucas knows it wasn't an accident.

Trapped between obligation and suspicion, Lucas wants nothing more than to flee back to the continent. But he can't leave without uncovering the truth behind his mother's fall — even if it means risking everything he thought he knew about his family.

What's a young man to do when every answer only tangles the knot tighter?

Originally published by CleanReads in 2017, but has been revised since then.