The Mask of Mr Le Noir: The Pact (The Devils Amusement Park Book 2)

The Second in The Devils Amusement Park Trilogy, this tale inrtroduces the story of Daisy, Christian and the mysterious Isaac Black, and a pact with the Devil that will eventually cross paths with Felix and Amy in Book Three, years later in 1928.
The story begins in 1900, when Daisy Hatherley falls for Isaac Black, a gentleman thief who may - or may not - have signed a pact in blood with the devil.

She travels with him and his fairground, and as they travel, Isaac steals by night, aided by his companion Christian Maplethorpe, whose face is covered by a mask to hide scars from terrible burns.

When Daisy learns Christian runs the freak show, she is fascinated. And when he suffers an accident and is unable to work, she takes over the running of the show, disguised as a man who she names Raymond Le Noir. She soon finds Le Noir's personality blending in with her own, and concludes he is simply a part of her that has never before had a chance to shine.

Then Daisy begins to wonder where her heart truly lies - with Isaac, or Christian.
But fate decides for her when old enemies conspire to murder Isaac. After his death, Daisy and Christian are shocked to see Isaac's corpse briefly reanimate to name his killers.

Then, Daisy vows that she, as Mr Le Noir, shall avenge his death, in the hope that his tale of a pact with the devil is true - and she sets about tracking down the four conspirators, to hand the devil four souls in exchange for Isaac's second chance to live on earth.

But time moves on and Daisy and Christian buy into a static fairground and set about creating a huge amusement park, and they fall in love and marry, life goes on with the vow she made almost forgotten...

Until one night she sees the image of Isaac Black reflected in a dark mirror, holding an open pocket watch, reminding her the time is approaching and the devil must have his due...