Meet me at midnight... When Augusta Fordham receives that message from an unknown admirer, the plot could have come straight from her favourite romance novel. Oh, wait-it did.Augusta is soon caught between wealthy doctor Gregory and a dark stranger who makes her pulse race as he indulges her fantasies. Will she choose comfort and security or take a leap into the unknown?When she makes her decision, she's thrust into a world of secrets and lies with no one to trust. Only Emmy, her new flatmate, seems to be on Augusta's side as she discovers there's just one truth: love is never easy.Carbon is a standalone romantic thriller in the Blackwood Elements series. No cliffhanger!