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The seductive new novel of late-Victorian-era passion and intrigue from New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick, an exceptional storyteller who sets the standard for historical romance.

While photographing artifacts collected by a highly secretive organization founded two centuries earlier by an alchemist, Venetia Milton falls for the alchemist's descendant - and her employer - Gabriel Jones. Together they will face danger and the threat of death to find a centuries-old notebook that has been stolen from the collection Venetia was hired to photograph. Simultaneous Publication with G. P. Putnam's Standard Print Edition.

The author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in an all-new novel of deadly obsession. 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 mourninga 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 be of no assistance, Calista turns to Trent Hastings, a reclusive author of popular crime novels. Believing that Calista may be taking advantage of his lonely sister, who has become one of her clients, Trent doesnt trust her. Scarred by his past, hes learned to keep his emotions at bay, even as an instant attraction threatens his resolve. But as Trent and Calista comb through files of rejected clients in hopes of identifying her tormentor, it becomes clear that the danger may be coming from Calistas own secret pastand that only her death will satisfy the stalker...

The New York Times bestselling author of Otherwise Engaged and The Mystery Woman presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the backdrop of Victorian London.The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest young women in Ursula Kerns employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely endand Ursula is convinced it was not due to natural causes.Bent on justice, Ursula hatches a plan: take Annes place as stenographer to the reclusive poet Valerie, Lady Fulbrook. There are dark rumors about Lord Fulbrook, and his gloomy mansion in Mapstone Square seems the logical starting point for an undercover investigation.Archaeologist and adventurer Slater Roxton thinks Mrs. Kern is off her head to meddle in such dangerous business. But if this mysterious widowed beauty insists on stirring the pot, Slater intends to remain close by as they venture into the darker side of polite society and a den of iniquity called the Olympus Club. Together they must reveal the identity of a killerand to achieve their goal they may need to reveal their deepest secrets to each other as well...

Una apasionante novela romántica de la autora de grandes éxitos comoEl peligro de la pasiónyEl río sabe tu nombre.Atormentada por los rumores de que envenenó a su prometido, Lucinda Bromley vive alejada de la sociedad del Londres victoriano. De vez en cuando, sin embargo, se embarca en la investigacion de un asesinato, pues tiene una cualidad excepcional: es capaz de detectar casi cualquier tipo de veneno, en especial si es de origen vegetal. Pero ahora todo se complica, porque un hombre ha aparecido muerto y el veneno encontrado en la escena del crimen procede de una planta robada en el invernadero de la propia Lucinda...Para descubrir al asesino, esta recurrira al investigador psiquico Caleb Jones.Pronto se veran envueltos en una conspiracion cuyos origenes seremontan a los primeros tiempos de la misteriosa Sociedad de los Arcanos.

A Victorian glass-reader and a psychic investigator play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a killer determined to trap them in the second installment of the New York Times bestselling Looking Glass

The first kiss occurred in a dimly-lit hallway on the upper floor of Elwin Hastings?s grand house. Louisa never saw it coming ?Of course, Anthony Stalbridge couldn?t possibly have had romantic intentions. The kiss was an act of desperation, meant to distract the armed guard about to catch the pair in a place they did not belong. After all, Louisa Bryce is no man?s idea of an alluring female in her dull maroon gown and gold-rimmed spectacles. The only thing the two interlopers have in common is a passionate interest in the private affairs of Mr. Hastings - a prominent member of Victorian Society whom they both suspect of hiding terrible secrets. Each has a reason for the quest. Anthony?s fiancee was said to have thrown herself into the Thames - but Anthony has his own suspicions. Louisa - whose own identity is shrouded in layers of mystery - is convinced Hastings has a connection to a notorious brothel. But bringing Hastings to justice will be more perilous than either anticipates - and their hasty partnership will be more heated than either expects.

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 be of no assistance, Calista turns to Trent Hastings, a reclusive author of popular crime novels. Believing that Calista may be taking advantage of his lonely sister, who has become one of her clients, Trent doesn't trust her. Scarred by his past, he's learned to keep his emotions at bay, even as an instant attraction threatens his resolve.But as Trent and Calista comb through files of rejected clients in hopes of identifying her tormentor, it becomes clear that the danger may be coming from Calista's own secret past - and that only her death will satisfy the stalker...

A los veinticuatro años Victoria Huntington ya se cree una experta en esquivar a los cazafortunas...hasta que la empieza a asediar Lucas Colebrook, el oscuramente atractivo nuevo conde de Stonevale. Las escapadas a medianoche, las cabalgatas a la luz de la luna y las aventuras en compañía de Lucas se suceden, y Victoria encuentra cada vez más difícil resistirse.

The sins of Adam Hardesty's past have been discovered. And if he does not hunt down his blackmailer quickly, his secrets will be revealed to all... But there is an obstacle in his way: sensation novelist Caroline Fordyce. She knows that Adam's quest for justice could shatter her own reputation - and mire her family in lethal scandal. And she fears what he may find. Together, they will navigate the shadow side of London, venturing into an underworld of cutthroats, connivers, and illusionists. And as the mystery grows ever deeper and the danger circles ever closer, they must guard not only their secrets but their lives...

New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick returns with a thrilling new venture into romance and mystery, featuring the most unusual, highly compatible--undeniably combustible--pairing of Tobias March and his mesmerizing partner, Lavinia Lake. An invitation to a country house party at Beaumont Castle provides a perfect solution to Tobias and Lavinia's most exasperating challenge: how to escape the chaos of London for a remote, relaxing--and above all romantic--retreat from prying eyes and wagging tongues. But the lovers' plans are foiled when their first cozy interlude of the weekend is disrupted by the appearance of a stunning woman from Tobias's past. Aspasia Gray's beauty is as haunting as her connection to Tobias. Her long-deceased fiancé was a friend of his--in addition to being an eccentric assassin. The mysterious nature of the bond between Tobias and Aspasia makes Lavinia more than a little uncomfortable. Especially as her first encounter with Aspasia occurs when she finds her in Tobias's bedchamber... It seems Aspasia is seeking protection--and solace--after receiving an ominous message that eerily recalls the past. Suddenly the obstacles standing betweenTobias and Lavinia appear greater than just a little London gossip--and far more deadly.When events at the castle suggest someone is imitating the dead killer's methods, the team of Lake and March fervently pursue the investigation--and each other--as their leads take them from Society's most elegant haunts--and most discreet hideaways--to London's shadiest backstreets. As their relationship heats up, so does the intrigue. Soon Lavinia will have to employ all her talents to flummox the scoundrel who so rudely interrupted her rendezvous. And then she and Tobias can get back to more pleasurable affairs.

"Once again, the incomparable Quick has whipped up a delectable Regency Romance"(Booklist)—about an ice-cold business agreement that turns into something far more heated.

Cuando Cordelia Glade descubre que cuatro huérfanas recluidas en el castillo de Aldwick están en peligro, las ayuda a escapar. En su huida conoce a Ambrose Wells, con quien investigará al misterioso benefactor que había recluido a las jóvenes con perversas intenciones..

The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Knew Too Much sweeps readers back to 1930s California--where the most dazzling of illusions can't hide the darkest secrets... 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. In Burning Cove, no one is who they seem. Behind facades of glamour and power hide drug dealers, gangsters, and grifters. Into this make-believe world comes psychic to the stars Madame Zolanda. Adelaide and Jake know better than to fall for her kind of con. But when the medium becomes a victim of her own dire prediction and is killed, they're drawn into a murky world of duplicity and misdirection. Neither Adelaide nor Jake can predict that in the shadowy underground they'll find connections to the woman Adelaide used to be--and uncover the specter of a killer who's been real all along...

Desde el momento en que irrumpió en su tienda de antigüedades en Roma, Lavinia Lake supo que aquel extraño sólo traería problemas. Dijo que perseguía a un asesino. Juró que sólo intentaba salvarla. Sin embargo, Lavinia estaba convencida de que la intención del señor Tobias March no era más que destruirla. Cuando consiguió empujarlas, a ella y a su sobrina, a abandonar la tienda y regresar a Inglaterra, Lavinia decidió que algún día el Señor March se lo pagaría...