A romantic and exhilarating historical adventure about a girl who must unlock the secrets within Paradise Lost to save her fatherperfect for fans of Revolution and Code Name Verityfrom acclaimed author Anne Blankman, whose debut novel, Prisoner of Night and Fog, was a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens in 2015Six years have passed since Englands King Charles II returned from exile to reclaim the throne, ushering in a new era of stability for his subjects.Except for Elizabeth Milton. The daughter of notorious poet John Milton, Elizabeth has never known her place in this shifting worldexcept by her fathers side. By day she helps transcribe his latest masterpiece, the epic poem Paradise Lost, and by night she learns languages and sword fighting. Although she does not dare object, she suspects that hes training her for a mission whose purpose she cannot fathom.Until one night the kings men arrive at her familys country home to arrest her father. Determined to save him, Elizabeth follows his one cryptic clue and journeys to Oxford, accompanied by her fathers mysterious young houseguest, Antonio Viviani, a darkly handsome Italian scientist who surprises her at every turn. Funny, brilliant, and passionate, Antonio seems just as determined to protect her father as she isbut can she trust him with her heart?When the two discover that Milton has planted an explosive secret in the half-finished Paradise Losta secret the king and his aristocratic supporters are desperate to concealElizabeth is faced with a devastating choice: cling to the shelter of her old life, or risk cracking the code, unleashing a secret that could save her father . . . and tear apart the very fabric of society.

A romantic and exhilarating historical adventure about a girl who must unlock the secrets within Paradise Lost to save her fatherperfect for fans of Revolution and Code Name Verityfrom acclaimed author Anne Blankman, whose debut novel, Prisoner of Night and Fog, was a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens in 2015Six years have passed since Englands King Charles II returned from exile to reclaim the throne, ushering in a new era of stability for his subjects.Except for Elizabeth Milton. The daughter of notorious poet John Milton, Elizabeth has never known her place in this shifting worldexcept by her fathers side. By day she helps transcribe his latest masterpiece, the epic poem Paradise Lost, and by night she learns languages and sword fighting. Although she does not dare object, she suspects that hes training her for a mission whose purpose she cannot fathom.Until one night the kings men arrive at her familys country home to arrest her father. Determined to save him, Elizabeth follows his one cryptic clue and journeys to Oxford, accompanied by her fathers mysterious young houseguest, Antonio Viviani, a darkly handsome Italian scientist who surprises her at every turn. Funny, brilliant, and passionate, Antonio seems just as determined to protect her father as she isbut can she trust him with her heart?When the two discover that Milton has planted an explosive secret in the half-finished Paradise Losta secret the king and his aristocratic supporters are desperate to concealElizabeth is faced with a devastating choice: cling to the shelter of her old life, or risk cracking the code, unleashing a secret that could save her father . . . and tear apart the very fabric of society.