Miranda James has waved goodbye to her career as a litigation attorney in New York in order to pursue a living as an artist in the south of France. Sales are not going so well though, as she refuses to paint the typical and expected landscapes. Therefore, she is at first thrilled when Gabriel Murdock, a wealthy and darkly handsome financier, expresses his intent to buy the portrait that she's painted of a friend's daughter. Yet, something about his interest isn't quite right. Gabriel is grim and imposing and frightening, and a disquieting air of menace surrounds him, but at certain times he also appears harmless, charming and even boyish. Miranda can't help but want to study him . . . closely. More than that, he makes her palms itch to touch him. When he invites her to paint his portrait, she follows him to his villa, and when he invites her to explore the desire that arcs between them, she willingly embraces the chance. Only soon, it becomes apparent that his motives are shadowed, and in painting a young girl's portrait, Miranda has inadvertently pitted herself against the hidden secrets of desperate men. The dark and twisting path she will have to follow in order to win Gabriel's heart and save a little girl and her family is filled with deadly menace. Enter the world of a Modern Gothic Romance, a place where characters live passionately and fully. Life may be fraught with danger, but also with excitement and possibility. Heroes are strong, determined and cunning, and the heroines well-educated and stronger still. Come witness them meet, mingle and fall in love. Step into their world, and into their desire . . . .
When Sebastian Edgars, Viscount Trelawney, meets Miss Phoebe Carmichael at her father’s funeral, the ground shifts beneath his feet. Since he cannot court her during mourning, he does the only thing he might: he disguises himself as a servant in her home. Wealthy and impatient, cut by grief, Phoebe isn’t interested in marriage, but when she meets Sebastian, everything in her calms. He understands how spring’s promise will lead her back to life. As secret organizations and mad Assyriologists battle around them, will their love prove strong enough to overcome societal norms and those set against their union?
Lady Arabella Warwick possesses a passion for cuneiform, a wish to never marry, and an empty reticule. Unfortunately, she also has an ailing mother who needs expensive care. In Victorian England, there is only one way for a lady to raise much needed funds: marriage. Gabriel, Baron Brynley, knows his nefarious cousin, the Viscount Justin Manning, would never court an impoverished bluestocking like Lady Arabella, no matter how lovely. She must figure into the lawsuit Gabriel has brought to claim his relative's titles. But how? He's determined to find out. Soon Arabella and Gabriel bond over an obsession with the Epic of Gilgamesh. As their attraction to each other grows, so does the danger from those who oppose them. With so much at stake, do they dare risk love?
Lady Arabella Warwick possesses a passion for cuneiform, a wish to never marry, and an empty reticule. Unfortunately, she also has an ailing mother who needs expensive care. In Victorian England, there is only one way for a lady to raise much needed funds: marriage. Gabriel, Baron Brynley, knows his nefarious cousin, the Viscount Justin Manning, would never court an impoverished bluestocking like Lady Arabella, no matter how lovely. She must figure into the lawsuit Gabriel has brought to claim his relative's titles. But how? He's determined to find out. Soon Arabella and Gabriel bond over an obsession with the Epic of Gilgamesh. As their attraction to each other grows, so does the danger from those who oppose them. With so much at stake, do they dare risk love?
Miss Honoria Cutworth is down to the last name on her father’s list of eligible bachelors. Somehow, despite doing everything right, she hasn’t managed to wrangle a husband. Sir Lawrence Fishbane isn’t wealthy. He also isn’t looking for a wife, but his mother keeps harping and Colonel Cutworth keeps appearing at his side, so it’s inevitable he meets Miss Cutworth. Unwilling to gauge her charms merely on her public comportment, he sends forth The Midnight Menace to uncover her true nature. What happens when London’s most notorious thief falls for the mealy-mouthed flutter? Between a secret government agency worming its way between the couple, and an equally secret society of rabid Assyriologists set to foil their romance, would anyone be surprised if the two fell in love? In this Victorian romp, two people Raised All Wrong join their families and their hearts.
When Sebastian Edgars, Viscount Trelawney, meets Miss Phoebe Carmichael at her father’s funeral, the ground shifts beneath his feet. Since he cannot court her during mourning, he does the only thing he might: he disguises himself as a servant in her home. Wealthy and impatient, cut by grief, Phoebe isn’t interested in marriage, but when she meets Sebastian, everything in her calms. He understands how spring’s promise will lead her back to life. As secret organizations and mad Assyriologists battle around them, will their love prove strong enough to overcome societal norms and those set against their union?
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