A Measure of Menace: A Below Stairs Historical Mystery


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A young cook in a Mayfair mansion and her mysterious, master-of-disguise beau, Daniel McAdam, solve crimes that permeate the darker side of the Victorian world in this historical mystery series by bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. October 1883 While cook Kat Holloway and the kitchen staff maintain the empty Mayfair house while the family resides in the country, Lord Clifford, Lady Cynthia’s confidence-trickster father, arrives in London and asks Kat and Daniel McAdam for help in a tricky situation.




A Below Stairs Mystery Collection


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A Soupçon of Poison: Victorian cook Kat Holloway must prove herself innocent when her employer turns up dead. Her only help comes from the mysterious Daniel McAdam, a handsome man-of-all-work who seems to always be in the right place at the right time. Mrs. Holloway’s Christmas Pudding: Kat tries to discover who has poisoned a dinner guest at the house she works for, at the same time her employer has tasked her with cooking up the perfect Christmas feast. Kat frantically works to finish all, fearing she’ll have to choose between stopping a murderer and cherishing her few precious Christmas moments with her daughter. The Price of Lemon Cake: Kat recruits Lady Bobby Perry and Judith Townsend to discover what a young aristo is getting up to in a gentleman’s club. The investigation turns into more than a simple spy mission, however, forcing Judith to confront a painful part her past.




Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding


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December 1882 When cook Kat Holloway is blamed when a dinner guest mysteriously takes ill after eating one of her meals, she sets out to prove she had nothing to do with the gentleman’s sickness. She discovers a whole host of people who might wish to do away with the man, and she and her friends—Daniel McAdam, Lady Cynthia, Mr. Thanos, and various members of the household staff—begin to hunt for the would-be killer. Simultaneously tasked with crafting the perfect Christmas feast, including the pièce de résistance, the Christmas plum pudding, Kat frantically works to finish all, fearing she’ll have to choose between stopping a murderer and cherishing her few precious Christmas moments with her daughter.










A Darkness in Seven Dials


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March 1820 When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to prove his innocence. I have nowhere to start but in a dark street in Seven Dials and the name of the unknown man Denis is supposed to have killed. I soon find myself beleaguered by enemies from Denis’s past, secret societies, and a host of people who want Denis to hang. In addition I receive word from a mysterious young woman I haven't heard from in years who now seeks my help.




A Kiss for Luck: Sweet Regency Romance


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Avowed bachelor Lord Guy Lovell has no interest in the married state. But when thrice-widowed Gemma Cooke rushes into his sanctuary during a Mayfair ball, needing rescue from a boorish swain, Guy’s outlook changes abruptly. Gemma, having lost three husbands, purportedly because of her amorousness, has no intention of wedding a fourth time. Lord Guy provides a buffer against gentlemen with dishonorable intentions, and she looks forward to having him at her side. When Gemma’s aunt suggests Guy as the perfect husband for Gemma’s beloved stepdaughter, Gemma realizes her friendship with Guy has become something more, and the heart she thought long dormant will soon be broken.




Along Came a Prince: Sweet Regency Romance


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Sonia Broadbent is astonished to discover that the suitor she believed was the dullest man in creation turns out to be a prince in hiding. Dominik Laszlo Townsend, who took the surname of his foster family, has been incognito in Regency England for years, hiding his true identity from his enemies. The only light in his life is visiting Sonia in her aunt's Mayfair mansion, where he absorbs her beauty while pretending to be the very tedious Mr. Townsend. A shocking kiss opens Sonia’s eyes to the vibrant man beneath the facade, but is there anywhere safe in the world where she can fall in love with Prince Dominik?




Shaftesbury Magazine


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