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Mystery
Verity Lark knows everything. As the London Daily Gazette's popular gossip columnist, she is extremely adept at sneaking into houses, assuming disguises and overseeing a vast network of spies to ensure she stays abreast of... See More
Literature & Fiction
Nothing ruins a lovely house party like bloody murder. At the decrepit old age of six-and-twenty, Miss Beatrice Hyde-Clare has virtually no hope of landing a husband. An orphan living off her relatives' charity, her job is... See More
Literature & FictionSobrevivir en una revista femenina puede ser una lucha a muerte. Sobre todo, cuando tu jefa es una tirana. Vig Morgan por fin ha conseguido dejar de ser la ayudante de la dictatorial y repelente directora, solo para verse... See More
Romance
Would she be the dupe of a handsome lord? Twenty-four-year-old Catherine Fellingham keeps a low profile -- in society and in her family. A practical young woman, she leaves the spotlight to her beautiful younger sister and... See More
Literature & Fiction
It's 2017, and a raging virus has drastically reduced the world's population of men, transforming all but a fraction into a race of putrid, brain-dead zombies. So what's single, ambitious 23-year-old Hattie Cross to do for... See More
Historical Fiction
As much as Beatrice Hyde-Clare relished the challenge of figuring out who murdered a fellow guest during a house party in the Lake District, she certainly does not consider herself an amateur investigator. So when a London... See More
Literature & Fiction
You know Darcy: rich, proud, standoffish, disapproving, one of the greatest romantic heroes of all time. But you don't know this Darcy because THIS Darcy is a woman. In Prejudice & Pride, Lynn Messina's modern retelling... See More
Romance
A woman in the British Horticultural Society! The very idea horrifies everyone, including ardent horticulturalist Lavinia Harlow, whose own name has been put forth for membership by the provoking Marquess of Huntly. He... See More
Literature & Fiction
Miss Emma Harlow hasn't earned the reputation as a hoyden for nothing. So when the Duke of Trent discovers her in his conservatory stealing one of his orchids, he's isn't surprised -- charmed, delighted and puzzled, yes... See More
Literature & Fiction
Having long abandoned any hope of making a match, twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare finds herself a little overwhelmed by her engagement to the Duke of Kesgrave. Cloying society matrons clamor for her attention while... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Having inexplicably nabbed the Duke of Kesgrave, twenty-six-year-old spinster Beatrice Hyde-Clare is determined to marry him at once. No amount of handwringing from anxious family members, worried friends and well-meaning... See More
Literature & Fiction
Having solved the two murders that somehow fell in her path, Beatrice Hyde-Clare is on the lookout for a third. Through an absurd quirk of stupid fate, the shy spinster has fallen in love with the thoroughly unattainable... See More
Literature & Fiction
Earning the nickname Lady Agony was no minor achievement for Lady Agatha Bolingbroke. It required a great deal of effort to make herself so disagreeable, but she did it for a good cause: The fewer invitations she received... See More
Romance
Welcome to Sundae's, a retro diner that serves up the best dessert in all of Manhattan -- and where three women find the right man to share it with... In "What You Wish For," Delaney Maguire's wedding date is set. With... See More
Women's Fiction
WARNING: THIS IS A NOVELLA OF 19,000 WORDS. IF YOU PREFER YOUR NOVELLAS TO BE LONGER, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Miss Evelyn Fellingham does not need to see the admiration in the Earl of Halsey's eyes to know she is attractive... See More
Literature & Fiction
Warning: Short story. Proceed with caution. Jamie knows all about trouble. As the CEO of Troublemakers Inc., she creates problems for her customers to help them head off potential snags and refine their business model. She... See More
Romance
Sixteen-year-old Violet Venom isn't an artist -- she can barely draw a straight line -- and yet somehow the swankiest art gallery in New York City is hosting an exhibition of her work. It's a mega disaster in the making... See More
Women's Fiction
A PATENT FOR PASSION No, no, no! It doesn't matter how many times the Duchess of Trent (The Harlow Hoyden) requests her help with a delicate matter regarding a patent for her sister's invention, Tuppence Templeton will not... See More
Literature & Fiction
Eva Butler isn't easily intimidated -- certainly not by a stern receptionist with a disapproving scowl. Her appointment with media mogul Cole Hammond is too important to miss. As a senior associate at an auction house vying... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
The former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is having a little trouble adjusting to her new situation. Now installed as the Duchess of Kesgrave in elegant splendor in Berkeley Square, she is confounded by the stately residence's... See More
Romance
Finally, Flora Hyde-Clare has wrest the narrative from Beatrice by finding her own compelling murder mystery to solve. Well, it's not entirely her own because the victim is her cousin's former beau, Mr. Theodore Davies... See More
Literature & Fiction
Since the new Duchess of Kesgrave cannot be swayed from her unfortunate interest in dead bodies, Lady Abercrombie decides to confront the matter head-on by hosting a murder mystery dinner party. Gathering together several... See More
Literature & Fiction
Despite suffering a few initial setbacks, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare has settled into her new position nicely. Thanks to Lady Abercrombie's machinations, she has secured the admiration of society and finally earned the... See More
Literature & Fiction
To 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... See More
Women's Fiction
Hattie Cross knows what you're thinking: Zombie sex? Ewwwww. But she also knows that since a virus turned 99.9999 percent of human males into zombies, it's statistically impossible to meet -- let alone date -- the remaining... See More
Historical Fiction
Why, yes, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is distracted. Having settled comfortably into marriage to the Duke of Kesgrave, she is nevertheless surprised to find herself in an interesting condition. And it has to be that... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Verity Lark, Unraveling Deception. Verity Lark -- England's most tenacious gossip, the London Daily Gazette's most dogged reporter -- relishes a challenge, which is why she refuses Colson Hardwicke's offer of menial... See More
Literature & Fiction
The past rears its gorgeous head... Deeply distressed to discover her husband lied about his whereabouts the day before, Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, emerges from a wretched night's sleep to discover him embracing the... See More
Mystery
Verity Lark is in a new flap! Bedeviled by Colson Hardwicke's treatment -- summarily dumping her via tersely worded message! -- Verity Lark is lying awake in her bed seething over his behavior when she hears a floorboard... See More