<div><div>London, 1728. Tom Hawkins is headed to the gallows, accused of murder. Gentlemen don’t hang and Tom’s damned if he’ll be the first. He may not be much of a gentleman, but he is innocent. He just always finds his way into a spot of bad luck.&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>It’s hard to say when Tom’s troubles began. He was happily living in sin with his beloved, Kitty Sparks—though their neighbors were certainly less pleased about that. &nbsp;He probably shouldn't have told London’s most cunning criminal mastermind that he was 'bored and looking for adventure.' Nor should &nbsp;he have offered to help the king's mistress in her desperate struggles with a brutal and vindictive husband. And he definitely shouldn't have trusted the calculating Queen Caroline. She’s promised him a royal pardon if he holds his tongue, but then again, there is nothing more silent than a hanged man.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Now Tom must scramble to save his life and protect those he loves. But as the noose tightens, his time is running out.</div>