everything is in ruinsa devastating plague has decimated the population and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around themso what does araby worth have to live fornights in the debauchery club beautiful dresses glittery makeup and tantalizing ways to forget it allbut in the depths of the clubin the depths of her own despairaraby will find more than oblivion she will find will the terribly handsome proprietor of the club and elliott the wickedly smart aristocrat neither is what he seems both have secrets everyone doesand araby may find not just something to live for but something to fight forno matter what it costs her