Victorian Suspense

It was a most peculiar murder. A man's body was found in the canal - but the evidence showed that he had drowned in a bathtub. A theater critic known for his savage reviews, the victim had had a full cast of enemies. While Inspector Witherspoon scoured the theater, his housekeeper and unofficial sleuthing partner Mrs. Jeffries uncovered the critic's secret past: a real-life drama more compelling than any stage play.

Kate Hamilton is feeling good about her plans to recreate Asheboro, Maryland, as the Victorian town it once was. Even two recent murders aren't enough to discourage her: After she helped to solve them, she put them behind her. Now comes the time to make real plans, and her first goal is to renovate the Barton Mansion on the outskirts of town. But when the contractor gets started, he discovers a staircase that had been walled in years earlier. And of course, given the way Kate's luck has been going, there's a body on the stairs.

A page-turning story full of romance and fun, A Lady's Remedy follows three cousins on their journey to capture the hearts of the men they desire. Miss Lily Davies is smitten with the handsome Lord Rutherford and has decided they simply must marry despite her twin cousin’s assertions to the contrary. When involved in an accident with Lord Michael Ratliffe, a man from her past, it leads to them spending time together once again and awakening feelings she’d thought were long buried. Will Lily resume the life she’d carefully planned for herself or will her first love's arrival back into ...

Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive Doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: that she must never visit Lindridge Hall, his crumbling family manor outside of town. Yet on their wedding night, an accident strands her at his door in a pitch-black rainstorm, and she finds him changed.

Cyrus Barker is undoubtedly England's premiere private enquiry agent. With the help of his assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, he's developed an enviable reputation for discreetly solving some of the toughest, most consequential cases in recent history. But one evening in 1888, Robert Anderson, the head of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), appears at Barker's office with an offer.

When the gaslit streets of London turn red with blood, Sherlock Holmes faces his most chilling case yet. A string of murders has Scotland Yard baffled—victims found exsanguinated, with twin puncture wounds on their necks. Whispers of a vampire stalking the West End spread panic through the city. Even the government enacts emergency curfews as fear grips London. But Holmes suspects the truth is both more rational—and far stranger. Summoning his loyal friend Dr. Watson, the great detective begins to hunt the killer in earnest. Their investigation leads them deep into London's seedy ...

Hannah Cameron was not well-liked, but who stabbed her in the back? To almost everyone, the answer was clear: she was killed by a burglar. This case is given to Inspector Nivens, so Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of the household must tiptoe around this case to find the real killer.

When a local publican is murdered, Inspector Witherspoon takes Mrs. Jeffries' advice to heart. He is going to trust his own instincts - but that keeps Mrs. Jeffries in the dark. She must rouse the household staff to action and hope the Inspector doesn't arrest the wrong person before they can solve the crime.

Victorian Era England. Stetson revels in being unconventional. So when society shies away from her independent nature, the bold woman creates an imaginary boss and opens her own detective agency. And her keen observational skills, convincing disguises, and Holmesian methods quickly bring in a string of tough-to-crack cases. Struggling to squeeze a personal life in around a series of hazardous investigations, Stetson worries she'll never find a woman of like-passions. But with her heart set on true love despite the risk, she carries on hunting for the perfect relationship.

Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty’s Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion, where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful, notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion. Pitt’s orders are to protect—at all costs—the good name of the third person in the garden: senior cabinet minister Saville Ryerson. The distinguished public servant, whispered to be Ayesha’s lover, insists that she is as innocent as Pitt himself.

Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend Jack Culhane on their adventures. While Jack and Eddie are off seeing the world, buying up businesses and building wildly successful careers, Caroline's stuck at home frightening off the men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage. When her mother sets her sights on the questionable Lord Bremerton as a possible suitor, Caroline struggles with her instincts and the true nature of her heart. She longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all...Jack Culhane, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title.

The evidence was all there: a dead body, two dessert plates, and a gun. Could it be that Mr. Ashbury was sharing his cake with his killer? The old bloke had enemies galore - even his own daughter disliked him. Mr. Ashbury's son-in-law doesn't want Inspector Witherspoon asking questions. Of course this doesn't stop Mrs. Jeffries and her staff from snooping around.

The daughter of a wealthy merchant, Philippa is on the shelf at twenty-three. That is until she hears her father talking with one of his elderly friends about her marriage. They mentioned the word Sterling, and she thinks her father is trying to sell her into marriage. It’s amazing to her that one little misunderstanding can set her on the path to true love. Sterling Brightwell has just finished serving in the military. When his uncle suggests his marriage to Philippa, he realizes it’s probably a good idea. But when he meets her he finds out she is a woman with her own mind. He is not ...

It’s 1876, and Charles Lenox has just given up his seat in Parliament after six years, primed to return to his first love, detection. With high hopes he and three colleagues start a new detective agency, the first of its kind. But as the months pass, and he is the only detective who cannot find work, Lenox begins to question whether he can still play the game as he once did.Then comes a chance to redeem himself, though at a terrible price: a friend, a member of Scotland Yard, is shot near Regent’s Park.

The year is 1862 and murderous desires are simmering in England. Nineteen-year-old Sarah Bonetta Forbes (Sally), once a princess of the Egbado Clan, desires one thing above all else: revenge against the British Crown and its system of colonial "humanitarianism," which stole her dignity and transformed her into royal property. From military men to political leaders, she’s vowed to ruin all who’ve had a hand in her afflictions. The top of her list? Her godmother, Britain’s mighty monarch, Queen Victoria herself.

When a Hungarian immigrant is dismembered near London's River Thames, Commander Monk is called to the eerie scene, where 16 candles surround the corpse. As identical murders pop up around the city, Monk confronts the unsettling options: could it be the work of a secret society? A serial madman? Or is a xenophobic Brit targeting foreigners? A local doctor who speaks Hungarian from his days on the battlefield may be able to help, but his own struggles with post-traumatic stress have left his memory in shambles.

Lord Edmund is a man of passion and status. Will Lilian allow the earl to show her what pleasure truly means? Or will she succumb to her staid upbringing and keep him at a distance? The situation is complicated even further for Lilian when she discovers two secrets. The first is that the earl enjoys the company of both men and women, and he draws her old friend Thomas into the journey he takes Lilian on. The other secret is that Lilian is not who she has always believed herself to be, and the complications that arise threaten to sever the love they have only just found. Publisher's Note: ...

After almost a year of marriage, amateur sleuths Lord William and Lady Amy have put aside their investigating skills to prepare for their first child. It would be an easy thing, except dead bodies are once again popping up.

A harrowing story full of romance and danger, A Lady's Escape follows along as our heroine inadvertently finds herself caught in the seedy underbelly of London crime, and is forced to help a man she can’t trust in order to have even a small chance of keeping her life. Emily Beaumont fled to London to put space between herself and her now ex-fiancé, who was caught in a compromising position with another woman. Swearing off all men entirely, she’s out for a drive to clear her head when she encounters a woman in need of help. Unfortunately, the woman in need is actually a thief and pulls ...

New Orleans, 1893—A storm is coming, and Amelia may be its only shield … or its greatest force. When modern-day historian Amelia Bennett is swept back to the Gilded Age, she never expected to find love, magic, and purpose in a city charged with supernatural tension. Now known as the new Voodoo Queen, Amelia learns that power always comes with a price—and time is more fragile than it seems. As she and Dr. Julien LeBlanc fight to protect the city they both cherish, danger looms in the shadows. Les Ombres, an ancient occult society, is making its move. When Baron Samedi, a voodoo Loa, ...