The Shadow Earl

At the end of his Grand Tour, somewhere between Athens and Constantinople, Christian Selwyn, the young Earl of Hazelmere disappeared. Searches for him yielded nothing. He seemed to have vanished into thin air. Time passed. In London, his uncle and cousin moved into his home . while his unofficial fiancée, Sophia, was left desolate and in limbo. Finally, in desperation, his friends - loyal and close as brothers - search in person, determined to find him and bring him home.
Christian's startling re-appearance at a grand ball hosted by his uncle, takes society by storm and fuels endless speculation. Where has Christian been during these missing three years?What happened to him? More importantly, how did it happen?Only one thing is clear. The earl who left England five years ago, has returned a changed man.