Whiter Pastures

Behold dogsleds and penguins.

Howling winds and cold, pitiless wastes.

This is Antarctica, where the intrepid inhabitants of the frozen ends of the earth battle the terrain, and each other, to find love—in a past much like that of the early 1900s.

Reluctant spinster Florance Barton fled to the British Antarctic base to escape a scandalous love affair. Amidst the handful of other women there, Florance is the perfect chambermaid, meek, mild, and forgettable.

No one has a clue that she's also a novice spy.

When handsome young Handy McHanagan arrives at the base, he sets everyone agog. He's charming, artistic, and ... an accomplished gardener. His arrival may be a mistake on the part of naval command.

Or is it something more sinister?

Killer seals and subzero ice storms aren't the only danger in Antarctica: a enemy spy is on the loose. Florance has been ordered to choose between queen and country and her heart. Because penguin is off the menu now—and murder is its replacement.