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Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe “rich period detail [and] riveting action”* C.S. Harris delivers in her Sebastian St. Cyr mystery series reaches new heights as the aristocratic sleuth navigates dangerous political waters to bring a murderer to justice… Regency London: July 1812. How do you set about solving a murder no one can reveal has been committed? That’s the challenge confronting C.S... -
![Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner]()
Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaptain Lacey Regency Mysteries, Book 9. This is a full-length novel of 86,000 words (32 chapters). Captain Gabriel Lacey begins Spring 1818 preparing for a duel. But while he focuses on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family Lacey has grown close to... -
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![The Lady Julia Grey Chronicles by Deanna Raybourn]()
The Lady Julia Grey Chronicles by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTo say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching on the floor.Starting with her husband's sudden death, stubborn Lady Julia Grey is swept into a world of deceit, by following enigmatic attractive private investigator Nicholas Brisbane... -
![An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn]()
An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch...Categorized as:
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![The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde]()
The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeyond the glittering ballrooms and elegant parties of Regency London lurk all manner of unexpected dangers. In Darcie Wilde’s captivating mystery series inspired by the novels of Jane Austen and written with the wit of “Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s cheeky asides in Fleabag” (Bookpage), no one is better equipped to help ladies who find themselves wronged than “useful woman” Rosalind Thorne.. -
![The Dowry Of Miss Lydia Clark by Lawana Blackwell]()
The Dowry Of Miss Lydia Clark by Lawana Blackwell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBooks 1-3 of The author Lawana Blackwell, The Gresham Chronicles, Bethany House... -
![A Disappearance in Drury Lane by Ashley Gardner]()
A Disappearance in Drury Lane by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWinter 1818As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares to leave for his upcoming wedding, he's interrupted by his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, concerned about an actress friend of hers who's gone missing... -
![A Bucket of Ashes by P.B. Ryan]()
A Bucket of Ashes by P.B. Ryan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“As always, the author excels at setting the scene, evoking the time and place by use of the day-to-day details as well as historical events. The resolution of the central mystery is almost secondary to the revelations about Nell’s past and the way the author ties up all the loose ends of her present situation. Longtime readers will enjoy this aspect immensely; I know I did... -
![Murder In the North End by P.B. Ryan]()
Murder In the North End by P.B. Ryan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“It’s always a good day when a new Nell Sweeney book arrives.” —CA Reviews July 1870: Nell Sweeney’s position as governess for the venerable Hewitts of Boston affords her a unique perspective in an era of sharp class distinctions. Neither servant nor gentlewoman, she can fit in among the denizens of a waterfront tenement or the bluebloods of Colonnade Row... -
![Holding the Line by Jennifer Delamere]()
Holding the Line by Jennifer Delamere
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan she find the strength to heal the wounds of her past--and open her heart again?A widow at just thirty years of age, Rose Finlay is determined to put all ideas of marriage and family behind her and pursue an independent life. But when she notices a young woman about to be led astray by a roguish aristocrat, bitter memories from her past arise, and she feels compelled to intervene...Categorized as:
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![Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master Spy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Joy]()
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master Spy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Joy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo mission is impossible for this Agent of the Crown... until he meets his match! Fitzwilliam Darcy is the Crown's most formidable secret weapon—a Master Spy. His latest mission will test his limits when he's assigned to protect England's foremost code decipherer, Mr. Thomas Bennet… and his wife and five unmarried daughters...Categorized as:
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![To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe has nothing to offer. She has everything to lose. Despite the dishonorable circumstances of his own birth, Adam Faulkner has never begrudged his half-brother Sebastian's legitimate position as the Viscount Willowthorpe. Having a title and everything that goes with it never mattered to Adam—until “everything” became the hand of Miss Eliza Southwick... -
![A Token of Love: by Carrie Turansky]()
A Token of Love: by Carrie Turansky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1885 London, Lillian Freemont embarks on a treacherous journey to reunite with her long-lost niece who was abandoned at the Foundling Hospital eight years ago. Fueled by her sister's plea and armed with the gold token that identifies her niece, Lillian teams up with investigative reporter Matthew McGivern to expose the grim reality of the shadowed streets of London...Categorized as:
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![The Sanctuary by Sandra Lea Rice]()
The Sanctuary by Sandra Lea Rice
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman set on Clairece Griffin is summoned to the Metropolitan Museum in New York to authenticate a relic reputedly having belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots. While there, the valuable, gem-encrusted treasure is stolen and her husband killed. When Clairece learns of the relic’s resurfacing in England, she travels to London under the pretext of visiting relatives... -
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![Towers of Brierley by Anita Stansfield]()
Towers of Brierley by Anita Stansfield
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSet in eighteenth century Scotland, this fast paced historical romance sweeps the reader into a world of suspense, intrigue, murder, vengeance, and a love strong enough to conquer Brierley and all it stands for. Haunted by secrets and questions about his birth, Gavin leaves Brierley, returning years later to confront the lies of the past... -
![Murder on Black Friday by P.B. Ryan]()
Murder on Black Friday by P.B. Ryan
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratings“A mesmerizing mystery. Not only does Ryan provide readers with a tightly wound, suspenseful novel peopled with multidimensional characters, she writes about an era whose problems mirror our own. This is a historical period she knows and brings to life so clearly that readers are totally immersed. Nell is an ideal heroine: smart, intrepid and human. Be on the lookout for her return... -
![Beneath His Silence by Hannah Linder]()
Beneath His Silence by Hannah Linder
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWill Seeking Justice Lead to Her Own Demise? A Gothic-Style Regency Romance from a Promising Young Author Second daughter of a baron—and a little on the mischievous side—Ella Pemberton is no governess. But the pretense is a necessity if she ever wishes to get inside of Wyckhorn Manor and attain the truth. Exposing the man who killed her sister is all that matters...Categorized as:
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![The Lure of the Moonflower by Lauren Willig]()
The Lure of the Moonflower by Lauren Willig
In the final Pink Carnation novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, Napoleon has occupied Lisbon, and Jane Wooliston, aka the Pink Carnation, teams up with a rogue agent to protect the escaped Queen of Portugal. Portugal, December 1807... -
![Murder at the Dressmaker's Salon by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at the Dressmaker's Salon by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAs fashion designer to London’s elite, she had an eye for detail and a flare for the dramatic. But there’s nothing stylish about her cold-blooded murder.With the social season just around the corner, the women in Cleo’s family are having new outfits made by the most sought-after designer in the city. Madame Poitiers is bold, self-absorbed and not French, despite her claims... -
![Murder at the Debutante Ball by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at the Debutante Ball by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this 5th installment of the bestselling mystery series, Cleopatra Fox gets entangled in a web of betrayal and blackmail that leaves the high society matchmakers scandalized.When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in the library at the most important ball of the London social season, Cleo finds herself in the prime position to solve the crime... -
![Virtue and Valor by Collette Cameron]()
Virtue and Valor by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBartholomew Yancy never expected to inherit an English earldom and had no intention of marrying. Now, the Earl of Ramsbury and last in his line, he’s obligated to resign his position as England’s War Secretary, find a wife, and produce an heir. Only one woman holds the least appeal: Isobel Ferguson, an exquisite Scotswoman... -
![A Covent Garden Mystery by Ashley Gardner]()
A Covent Garden Mystery by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCaptain Lacey stops to assist a young woman in the market at Covent Garden, and realizes to his astonishment that she is his daughter, Gabriella. Lacey then discovers that his estranged wife and her paramour, a French officer, have journeyed to London at the invitation of James Denis to dissolve her marriage to Captain Lacey... -
![Jane and the Year without a Summer by Stephanie Barron]()
Jane and the Year without a Summer by Stephanie Barron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you have a Jane Austen-would-have-been-my-best-friend complex, look no further . . . [Barron] has painstakingly sifted through the famed author's letters and writings, as well as extensive biographical information, to create a finely detailed portrait of Austen's life--with a dash of fictional murder . . . Some of the most enjoyable, well-written fanfic ever created... -
![Eleven Pipers Piping by Emily E.K. Murdoch]()
Eleven Pipers Piping by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s 1813, with eleven pipers piping—but only one has caught Harmony's eye… Harmony Fitzroy never expected to fall into the spotlight. Her musical talents finally recognized, despite her shyness she's offered an invitation: to participate in the Christmas Eve Concert at the Assembly Rooms in Bath. If only a fellow musician hadn't caught her eye, she'd be able to focus on the music... -
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![Murder at the Dinner Party by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at the Dinner Party by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was he poisoned?Cleo is hired by the housekeeper at a Mayfair residence after the police rule the sudden death of the butler was the result of natural causes. Not convinced by the verdict, she wants Cleo to prove foul play was involved... -
![The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens]()
The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens
Bold and clever, THE CAVANAUGHS are unlike any other family in early Victorian England. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues to explore the enthralling world of these dynamic siblings in the eagerly anticipated second volume in her captivating series... -
![A Death in Norfolk by Ashley Gardner]()
A Death in Norfolk by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSeptember 1817 Captain Gabriel Lacey travels with Lady Breckenridge to his boyhood home in northern Norfolk only to discover mysterious happenings in and around the Lacey estate. A young woman, cousin of an old friend, has gone missing, strange objects appear in Lacey's ruined house, and the dark windmills on the marshes keep pulling Lacey to them... -
![Deadly Desire by Brenda Joyce]()
Deadly Desire by Brenda Joyce
The time is turn-of-the-century New York City. Society's elite host glittering balls inside sprawling mansions while outside, the teeming street harbor secrets of their own. New York City's Police Commissioner Rick Bragg has been called upon to investigate a shocking crime... -
![When Gods Die by C.S. Harris]()
When Gods Die by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBrighton, England, 1811. The beautiful wife of an aging Marquis is found dead in the arms of the Prince Regent. Draped around her neck lies an ancient necklace with mythic origins-and mysterious ties to Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin...Categorized as:
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![A Body in Berkeley Square by Ashley Gardner]()
A Body in Berkeley Square by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLondon, 1817. A Bow Street Runner summons Captain Gabriel Lacey to a Berkeley Square ballroom where a young dandy has been found stabbed to death during a society ball. The prime suspect: Lacey’s former commander, Colonel Brandon... -
![The Glass House by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
The Glass House by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn a cold January night in 1817, former cavalry officer Captain Gabriel Lacey is summoned to the banks of the Thames to identify the body of a young woman. When Lacey views the pretty, dead young woman, cut down too soon, he vows to find her murderer... -
![A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber]()
A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber
Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven. Returning to her childhood home, Kiera hopes her beloved brother Trevor and the merriment of the Hogmanay Ball will distract her. But when a caretaker is murdered and a grave is disturbed at nearby Dryburgh Abbey, Kiera is once more thrust into the cold grasp of death... -
![An Ominous Explosion by Lynn Messina]()
An Ominous Explosion by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo be clear: Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, does not think every dead person in London is the victim of a sinister plot. The city is large, after all, and some of its inhabitants had to have died from innocent causes. Like Peter Huzza, who was killed in a horrifying steam engine accident... -
![The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley]()
The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsSpanning from the 1930s to the present day, from the Wharton Park estate in England to Thailand, this sweeping novel tells the tale of a concert pianist and the aristocratic Crawford family, whose shocking secrets are revealed, leading to devastating consequences... -
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![For a Governess' Fiery Kiss by Henrietta Harding]()
For a Governess' Fiery Kiss by Henrietta Harding
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven though the alluring raven-haired Emilia came as a governess in Edwin's estate with a strong recommendation, she is on the run from a horrendous past. She's newly orphaned and ruined, wanting only the peace and quiet that a governess position for Edwin's stoic daughter allows. She never expected though her new employer to be so handsome that she can barely resist the temptation... -
![Yvonne Goes to York by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton]()
Yvonne Goes to York by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn entertaining tale of a Regency-era matchmaker on the hunt for a hero, from a New York Times–bestselling author . . . Miss Hannah Pym seems to find drama wherever she goes, particularly of the romantic kind—which is good luck for a traveling matchmaker... -
![The Sudbury School Murders by Ashley Gardner]()
The Sudbury School Murders by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCaptain Lacey takes a post as a secretary at the Sudbury School in Berkshire, a school for sons of the wealthiest merchants and bankers in England. He discovers as soon as he arrives that he’s been hired for more than his letter-writing skills—a series of disturbing pranks have kept the school in an uproar. The headmaster expects Lacey to discover the identity of the prankster—immediately... -
![The Waylaid Heart by Holly Newman]()
The Waylaid Heart by Holly Newman
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA husband murdered...A widow's ruse to find the killer...A nobleman's curiosity...Lead to a white slavery ring destroyed and a love found...Although her marriage to George Waddley has been passionless, the beautiful widow Cecilia Haukstrom Waddley vows to unmask the man responsible for her husband's murder... -
![The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie]()
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsIn 'The Man in the Brown Suit,' Agatha Christie brilliantly weaves a tapestry of intrigue, encompassing the murky world of espionage and a young woman's quest for adventure. Nadina, a Parisian dancer tangled in a web of blackmail against the enigmatic 'Colonel,' and Anne Beddingfeld, a daring orphan who stumbles upon a mysterious death, are our guides through a story rich with twists and turns...Categorized as:
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![Murder in Little Italy by Victoria Thompson]()
Murder in Little Italy by Victoria Thompson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen midwife Sarah Brandt visits Little Italy to check up on a new mother who delivered her baby just the day before, she finds the young woman dead. The family insists that the death was from complications of childbirth. Sarah thinks not... -
![The Black Swan by Philippa Carr]()
The Black Swan by Philippa Carr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLucie Lansdon Mysterious and romantic sequel to 'The Changeling', continuing the Cornwall saga. When Lucie Lansdon's father is assassinated in front of his London home, young Lucie is the only witness. Her testimony leads to the arrest, conviction and hanging of an Irish terrorist. But the trauma follows her throughout her life when another disaster - the death of her fiance occurs... -
![A Regimental Murder by Ashley Gardner]()
A Regimental Murder by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaptain Lacey returns in the second book of this series. After saving a beautiful woman from a mysterious assailant near the docks, Captain Lacey helps in her search for her husband's murderers. Her late husband was accused of committing a crime during the atrocities after a Peninsular War battle, and Lydia Westin wants Lacey to clear his name... -
![The Passion of the Purple Plumeria by Lauren Willig]()
The Passion of the Purple Plumeria by Lauren Willig
Colonel William Reid has returned home from India to retire near his children, who are safely stowed in an academy in Bath. Upon his return to the Isles, however, he finds that one of his daughters has vanished, along with one of her classmates... -
![Window on the Square by Phyllis A. Whitney]()
Window on the Square by Phyllis A. Whitney
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom a New York Times–bestselling author: In nineteenth-century Manhattan, a young woman is hired to care for a child haunted by murder. Having just lost her brother and mother in a tragic accident, dressmaker Megan Kincaid has never felt so vulnerable and alone... -
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![Deadly Love by Brenda Joyce]()
Deadly Love by Brenda Joyce
The year is 1902. The place is New York City. It is a world of huge mansions and society balls, but only footsteps away are the city's darkest back alleyways. It is a time of glamour and wealth—scandal and corruption. One cold winter night, a little boy is kidnapped from his own bed while his parents attend a neighbor's elegant ball... -
![The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell]()
The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBooks 1-3 of The author Lawana Blackwell, The Gresham Chronicles, Bethany House... -
![More Than Willing by Laura Landon]()
More Than Willing by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrayson Delaney knows what it's like to do something so horrific he can never be forgiven. As penance, he lives up to everyone's low expectations. But when his father tires of his wastrel existence, Gray is forced to earn his living by running the brewery his father won in a card game... -
![The Song of the Siren by Philippa Carr]()
The Song of the Siren by Philippa Carr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarlotta Main & Damaris Main As England erupts in violent Jacobite upheaval, two half-sisters -- one of surpassing beauty and untamed spirit; the other plain, shy and dutiful -- vie for the love of a man and the life of a child... -
![Wishes in the Wind (Kingsleys in Love) by Andrea Kane]()
Wishes in the Wind (Kingsleys in Love) by Andrea Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNicole Aldridge, daughter of England's most acclaimed jockey, Nick Aldridge, whisks her father into hiding to protect him from blackmailers who have threatened his life for refusing to throw a race. Desperate to keep her father safe and the two of them fed, Nicole dresses as a boy and answers an ad addressed to her father by the Marquis of Tyreham... -
![Twelfth Night by Deanna Raybourn]()
Twelfth Night by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn returns with a brand-new novella, starring her beloved heroine, the intrepid Lady Julia Grey To mark the passing of another decade, the esteemed (and eccentric) March family have assembled at Bellmont Abbey to perform the Twelfth Night Revels for their sleepy English village...
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