The Great War is over, and Elizabeth and Gideon are planning their wedding and welcoming home old friends now discharged from the army. One of them, Captain Logan Carstens fell in love with a woman named Noelle while he was stationed in France. When Logan receives a letter from Noelle begging for money, Elizabeth is suspicious. But in this fourth adventure (after City of Deceit), vicious thug Oscar Thornton has gotten wind of the wedding announcement and now Gideon and Elizabeth have to figure out a way to help their friend while making sure their worst enemy does not destroy their future.