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The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 343 pages

File Size : 15,10 MB

Release : 2023-07-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636321534

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In the footsteps of Victoria Holt and Jane Aiken Hodge comes a new historical gothic series from Patricia Rice. Like the grand dames of gothic mysteries and romance you loved years ago, the Gravesyde Priory books give you that same "I couldn't put it down" feeling. In Regency England: The descendant of adventuring—dead—aristocrats, Clarissa Knightley supplements a modest inheritance by penning gothic novels that cost more than they earn. Upon learning that she has mysteriously inherited a share of an earl’s estate, she rashly packs up her household. In remote Gravesyde Priory, she hopes to find a safe haven and family who will welcome her and her young nephew. Instead, she discovers a drunken American army captain, his African servant, and ancient, surly caretakers. Terrified, prepared to flee, Clare is lured to linger by the prospect of secret diaries, hidden jewels, and an increasingly intriguing man. Then a killer strikes. The crumbling manor’s ominous and baffling history offers fascinating fodder for Clare’s horror novels—if only she can survive real-life madmen and a spectral murderer who may seek the jewels at any price. GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages



The Case of the Purloined Pages

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 331 pages

File Size : 15,93 MB

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Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636322697

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Death stalks the library. . .Bestselling author Patricia Rice brings you another haunting country house mystery in Regency England. . . Minerva Peniston, intrepid spinster and booklover, is determined to capture the villain who tried to shoot a duke at a book auction— imperiling her father’s position and the only home she’s ever known. And now the same wealthy bibliophiles are gathering at Wycliffe Manor. . . Paul Upton, over-educated and impoverished curate, has volunteered to assist the residents of Wycliffe Manor in preparing for a book auction to save the village and the manor’s future. When an intriguing wallflower drags him into aiding her quest to find a potential killer, he agrees for her safety, and to keep trouble from upending the long-awaited nuptials of the manor’s owner. Despite their efforts, Minerva’s chatty book-collecting friend is strangled before the auction begins. A killer on the loose threatens to upend both sale and wedding. Paul and Minerva must determine what secrets the garrulous victim revealed. . . and to whom. . . before the murderer strikes again. With valuable manuscripts at risk and a half dozen more potential victims on hand, only an unlikely white-knight and mousy spinster can save the auction and the wedding. As much as Minerva adores books, even she knows they aren’t worth dying for. GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages



The Dilemma of a Dead Scholar

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 335 pages

File Size : 11,71 MB

Release : 2025-01-14

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636322778

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At Wycliffe Manor, a legendary pirate treasure draws danger... .Bestselling author Patricia Rice brings you another haunting country house mystery in Regency England. . . An heiress haunted by ghosts, Dotty Dorothea knows her family believes her mad. Fearing fortune hunters who would lock her and her awkward little brother in an asylum, she flees behind the ancient walls of Wycliffe Manor. A French artist and émigré, his soul bearing scars from a French prison, Comte Arnaud Lavigne has lost everything to war. His only foreseeable future is restoring bad artwork in his cousin’s decrepit manor. Mad heiresses aren’t his concern, until the day a mathematical scholar is murdered. The deceased leaves a coded journal that might lead to Wycliffe Manor’s lost treasure—inside the sealed tower the terrified heiress swears is haunted. Ghosts don’t exist as far as Arnaud is concerned, but killers and thieves are real, especially when stolen treasure is involved. How is he to work with the dotty heiress when neither of them trusts the other—or themselves? But the inhabitants of Wycliffe Manor, young and old, are in peril unless a heartless killer and thief is caught. . . GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages



Magic in the Stars

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 375 pages

File Size : 23,16 MB

Release : 2016-03-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1611385776

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“Patricia Rice weaves magical love stories”--Mary Jo Putney, NY Times Bestselling Author "Rice takes her readers on an amorous adventure in this magical tale."--RT Book Reviews "There is never a dull moment.”--Nightowl Reviews The long-awaited sequel to NY Times bestseller Patricia Rice's Magic series of historical romances is finally here! He’s a scientist who studies the stars. She’s an astrologer who predicts the future. Can a lonely witch save a handsome unbeliever from his own doom? The Lonely Witch While creating zodiac charts for her eccentric and mysterious Malcolm relations, Lady Azenor Dougall — a talented astrologer — realizes the alignment of the stars poses a fatal threat to her beloved siblings. To protect those she loves, she flees her Scots home... and searches for an answer. The Handsome Scientist Lord Theophilus Ives, heir presumptive to the Marquess of Ashford, is a renowned astronomer who has perfected a telescope capable of seeing beyond Saturn’s moons. If only the women his all-male family attracted were as predictable as the laws of science. Nonetheless, Theo is undaunted by the tumult of his life — until the day the luscious Lady Azenor arrives to warn them that his brother, the Marquess, is in terrible danger. The Magic in the Stars Can Lady Azenor Dougall convince a laughing disbeliever of peril? And can she escape the fate her stars predict if she lingers too long in Lord Theo’s enthralling company? If you enjoy the humor of Eloisa James, the history of Jo Beverley, or the emotion of Mary Jo Putney, don’t miss this exciting new chapter in Patricia Rice’s acclaimed romance series! Scroll up and get your copy of Magic in the Stars today! Unexpected Magic Series in order: Magic in the Stars , Book 1 Whisper of Magic, Book 2 Theory of Magic, Book 3 Aura of Magic, Book 4 Chemistry of Magic, Book 5 No Perfect Magic, Book 6



The Question of the Wedding Pearls

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 19,29 MB

Release : 2024-06-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 163632231X

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Will death ruin the perfect wedding? Bestselling author Patricia Rice brings you another haunting country house mystery in Regency England. . . Spinster and secret novelist Clarissa Knightley and her gruff American engineer, Captain Huntley, along with their friend and cousin, the Honorable Jack de Sackville and Lady Elspeth, are to wed at last! In anticipation of the double wedding, friends and family are gathering at moldering Wycliffe Manor—until a dying stranger is discovered on the neglected grounds. Despite the tragedy, aristocratic wedding guests, and their retinues, foreign and domestic, continue to arrive, not all by invitation. Compounding the bedlam, tales of missing pearls and ghostly encounters precede a second alarming death. Fearing that a killer lurks inside the manor walls, Clare and Hunt are swept up in a whirlwind of secret bigotries, deceit, and increasing peril. Before their family’s joyful plans veer into heartbreak, can they put an end to mayhem and catch a killer? GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages



The Bones in the Orchard

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 339 pages

File Size : 49,51 MB

Release : 2024-03-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636322034

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Award-winning author Patricia Rice brings you another light-hearted Regency romantic mystery set in Wycliffe Manor... At Gravesyde Priory, each new arrival is either a blessing—or a threat. . . Wycliffe Manor has been neglected for decades. Its new heirs are determined to create a welcoming home. Yet soon after the latest family moves into the nearby parsonage, bones are uncovered in the orchard. . . and odd strangers arrive. When her curate father returns his family to Gravesyde for the marriages of the manor’s heirs, gawky spinster Patience Upton has high expectations—until her father is murdered. Shock at learning her father had a mysterious past, leads to alarm that the killer may have been after his notebook, which she now possesses. After the chapel is ransacked and a witness killed, it’s clear the murderer isn’t done. Desperate to find the truth, Patience accepts the aid of Henri Lavigne, Wycliffe Manor’s smooth-talking rake. Intent on saving his new home and family from danger, Henri is drawn to the clergyman’s guileless daughter but wonders if she hasn’t reason to conceal the killer’s identity. Before there will be any courting, much less marrying, the inhabitants of the manor realize if they want a chance at a future, they must hunt the killer themselves. But are they hunting one murderer. . . or more? GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages



The Mystery of the Missing Heiress

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 333 pages

File Size : 25,30 MB

Release : 2023-10-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636321755

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Bestselling author Patricia Rice offers the next book in her Regency historical mystery series... Wycliffe Manor, a magnet for murder... On a long-delayed errand to remote Wycliffe Manor, ex-Lieutenant Jack de Sackville stumbles across the murdered body of London dandy, Basil Culpepper, in the hedgerow, a long way from his usual haunts. To Jack’s dismay, he discovers the earl’s daughter Culpepper ruined hiding in Wycliffe’s kitchen. Disguised as a lowly cook, Lady Elspeth Villiers may have liked to shoot Culpepper for ruining her life, but she dropped out of sight for more immediate reasons than an old scandal—her wealth has become the focus of greedy men. The arrival of Jack, the man she’s adored since childhood, along with Culpepper’s corpse, mean her hiding place is no longer safe. But once Lady Elsa reveals herself to the unconventional inhabitants of Wycliffe Manor, they become the protective family she has never known. Outraged to learn the beautiful woman he once loved and lost has become a target of greed, Jack joins the investigation into Culpepper’s death. With a murderer on the loose, the amateur sleuths must unravel a deadly tangle of kidnappers and counterfeiters or the Manor’s eccentric inhabitants will be in as much danger as their cook. GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages



This Magic Moment

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 344 pages

File Size : 10,15 MB

Release : 2021-11-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1611380162

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"Rice has a magical touch for creating fascinating plots, delicious romance, and delightful characters..." – Booklist As a second son, Lord Harry Winchester indulges in a carefree, comfortable life— until the unusual death of his brother and father bestows upon him a dukedom plagued with a crumbling family manor and hungry debtors. What’s a desperate duke to do but marry the wealthy lady betrothed to him since childhood? Lady Christina Malcolm Childe’s magical gift of reading auras reveals, to her dismay, that her laughing Harry has recently become a dark and bitter man. She must find out why. . .before the worm-eaten floors of his manor collapse beneath her feet. Until Harry learns to love her truly, this willful Malcolm refuses to consummate their marriage. No matter how tempting he proves to be.... MAGICAL MALCOLM SERIES IN ORDER Merely Magic Must Be Magic The Trouble With Magic This Magic Moment Much Ado About Magic Magic Man



The Trouble With Magic

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 383 pages

File Size : 29,33 MB

Release : 2021-10-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1611380154

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"Rice's enchanting book is truly spellbinding."-Booklist “Rice is a marvelously talented author who skillfully combines pathos with humor in a stirring, sensual romance that shows the power of love is the most wondrous gift of all. Think of this memorable story as a gift you can open again and again.” Romantic Times Daughter of a marquess, Lady Felicity Malcolm Childe is expected to marry well, but her gift of psychometry has always been more curse than blessing. Tired of living in the shadows, wrapped in woolens to deflect the more agonizing images generated by her suitors, Felicity sets out to locate an ancient book of spells that might extinguish her dreadful gift. A brilliant inventor who can move rivers and harness lightning, Ewen Ives is also a charming rake, but he is not totally irresponsible. He cannot allow a runaway Lady Felicity to travel to Edinburgh unescorted. But Felicity is not the helpless child he assumes. In return for Ewen helping her to find the book, she is determined to save him from the destructive forces only she can sense. The fiery, dangerous passion that builds between a serenely practical woman and a bankrupt unbeliever might destroy their futures—or fulfill both their dreams MAGICAL MALCOLM SERIES IN ORDER Merely Magic Must Be Magic Trouble With Magic This Magic Moment Much Ado About Magic Magic Man



Must Be Magic

Author : Patricia Rice

Publisher : Book View Cafe

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 25,72 MB

Release : 2021-09-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1611380111

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...humor, emotional intensity, and sensuality with a touch of the supernatural, Must Be Magic is a highly recommended read and a 'keeper.'"- RT Book Reviews, 4 ½ Stars Can a perfumed enchantress and a surly agronomist work together? Society beauty Lady Leila Staines has always been the black sheep of her family: dark where her sisters are fair, and lacking their magical gifts. Now widowed, she's determined to do what she can to nurture whatever talent she might possess by cultivating a new breed of roses to enhance her intoxicating perfumes. But she’s no gardener and needs help... Wary, plain-spoken aristocrat Dunstan Ives long ago fled a decadent society that held him responsible for the mysterious death of his wife. Instead, he wrapped himself in science and the society of plants. He has no interest in helping a bewitching viscountess grow useless flowers—until he realizes that they're both victims of vicious minds, and he cannot see another woman harmed in his name. MAGICAL MALCOLM SERIES IN ORDER Merely Magic Must Be Magic Trouble With Magic This Magic Moment Much Ado About Magic Magic Man