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1) Mistress
Author
Language
English
Description
A former English school mistress masquerades as the mistress of an infamous Earl in order to stop a blackmailer.
2) Deception
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Olympia Wingfield is swept up into a scandalous affair with Jared Chillhurst, the future earl of Flame crest.
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Townsfolk called him devil. For dark and enigmatic Julian, Earl of Ravenwood, was a man with a legendary temper and a first wife whose mysterious death would not be forgotten. Some said the beautiful Lady Ravenwood had drowned herself in the black, murky waters of Ravenwood Pond. Others whispered of foul play and the devil's wrath.
Now country-bred Sophy Dorring is about to become Ravenwood's new bride. Drawn to his masculine strength and the glitter...
Now country-bred Sophy Dorring is about to become Ravenwood's new bride. Drawn to his masculine strength and the glitter...
4) Mischief
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Indepent, spirited Imogen Waterstone, an expert on ancient Zamar, invites the infamous Earl of Colchester Matthais Marshall, legendary explorer of Zamar to help her lay the perfect trap. Certain that her enemy will risk everything to acquire the treasure map she claims to have inherited, Imogen faces danger from her foe, and from her own emotions as she is drawn to the dark, seductive earl.
5) Second sight
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Venetia Milton learns that Gabriel Jones, whose priceless artifacts and relics she has been photographing, has been reported dead; however, she receives quite a surprise when Jones winds up on her doorstep very much alive and afraid for his life.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Calista Langley operates an exclusive "introduction" agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning--a black mirror, a funeral wreath, a ring set with black jet stone. Each is engraved with her initials. Desperate for help and fearing that the police will...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her shop in Italy is destroyed by a stranger and she becomes the target of a blackmailer who turns up dead, Lavinia Lake joins forces with Tobias March, a private investigator hired by a secret employer, to uncover the truth, save her reputation, and find the sole surviving member of a dangerous criminal gang.
Author
Series
Ladies of Lantern Street volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
371 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Targeted by a disabled former spy for the Crown who wrongly believes she is blackmailing his sister, Beatrice Lockwood offers her assistance in tracking down the real culprit and eventually falls for the spy only to find herself hunted by a mad scientist who would resurrect a dead lover.
10) The Third Circle
Author
Series
Arcane Society novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Leona Hewitt retrieves a stolen family relic, a powerful crystal, from Lord Delbridge's private museum and encounters mesmerist Thaddeus Ware, whose powers do not work on her as he would wish, and the two try to evade a killer called the Midnight Monster.
11) Mystique
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lady Alice and Sir Hugh strike a bargain--she will help him recover the treasured stone he seeks in return for enough money to allow her to live independently. But Hugh, recognizing in Alice the wife he has longed for, makes her agree to a temporary betrothal, hoping it will turn into the real thing.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"After escaping from a private sanitarium, Adelaide Blake arrives in Burning Cove, California, desperate to start over. Working at an herbal tea shop puts her on the radar of those who frequent the seaside resort town: Hollywood movers and shakers always in need of hangover cures and tonics. One such customer is Jake Truett, a recently widowed businessman in town for a therapeutic rest. But unbeknownst to Adelaide, his exhaustion is just a cover....
13) Lie by moonlight
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Hired to teach four orphaned girls at remote, ramshackle Aldwick Castle, Miss Concordia Glade is pleased to find her pupils both eager and bright. Provided for by an unseen benefactor, they are surrounded at all times by hard-eyed guards in the guise of gardeners. During an investigation into a woman's death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the castle grounds -- and in the middle of chaos. The building is in flames. People are...
14) Rendezvous
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the elegently appointed drawing rooms of London's most exclusive clubs to an imposing country estate in the heart of Dorset, comes a provocative tale of a free-thinking beauty, a dignified lord, and a mad impetuous love that defied all logic . . .
Augusta Ballinger was quite sure that it was all a dreadful mistake. The chillingly pompous and dangerous Earl of Graystone could not possibly wish to marry her. Why,...
Augusta Ballinger was quite sure that it was all a dreadful mistake. The chillingly pompous and dangerous Earl of Graystone could not possibly wish to marry her. Why,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Being Madame Ariadne, Psychic Dream Consultant, wasn't Prudence Ryland's ideal gig, but it paid well which was reason enough to do the work--until she realizes that her latest client intends to kill her. But Prudence, a master at reinvention, finds a new job and home as far away as possible and is finally able to relax--which turns out to be a big mistake. Letting her guard down means being kidnapped and drugged and waking up in a bloodstained wedding...
16) The river knows
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
355 p. 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Victorian London, wealthy and handsome Anthony Stalbridge is investigating prominent Society member Elwin Hastings, whom Anthony suspects of being involved in his fianc�ee's death. While snooping around Hastings' mansion, Anthony stumbles upon undercover reporter and young widow Louisa Bryce, who is sniffing out whether Hastings is a partner in a notorious brothel. Forced to join forces, Anthony and Louisa uncover plenty of danger, dark secrets,...
Author
Series
Arcane Society novels volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
If Lucinda Bromley doesn't discover who stole her fern, she could end up being charged with murder. Lucinda frequently used her unusual psychic gift to discern death by poisoning to help the London police, but when a nobleman is poisoned by a compound containing elements of a rare fern, one that can only be found in her conservatory, Lucinda knows she better act quickly. To help her find the real murderer, she hires Caleb Jones, a "psychical investigator."...
Author
Series
Burning Cove, California volume 5
Burning Cove California volume Book 05
Burning Cove California volume 5
Thorndike Press large print core
Burning Cove California volume Book 05
Burning Cove California volume 5
Thorndike Press large print core
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and she is the only one who can track her down. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele, and the wealthy, socialite background Lyra desperately wanted to leave behind is...
19) Tightrope
Author
Series
Burning Cove, California volume 3
Burning Cove California volume Book 3
Burning Cove Calfornia volume Book 3
Burning Cove California volume 3
Burning Cove California volume Book 3
Burning Cove Calfornia volume Book 3
Burning Cove California volume 3
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a machine that could change the world"--
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
From a magnificent ballroom ablaze with lights to an imposing country house steeped in shadows comes a breathtaking tale of an impetuous miss—and a passion that leads to peril...
At five and twenty, Prudence Merryweather knew very well tht risks a woman took by visiting a gentleman in the dead of night. But bearding the notorious Earl of Angelstone in his den was the only way to stop him from engaging her hot-headed brother in a duel. And...
At five and twenty, Prudence Merryweather knew very well tht risks a woman took by visiting a gentleman in the dead of night. But bearding the notorious Earl of Angelstone in his den was the only way to stop him from engaging her hot-headed brother in a duel. And...
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