A Most Agreeable Murder: A Novel, by Julia Seales — A Review

From the desk of Char Jones: When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of detective in this action-packed Regency debut comedy of manners and murder. BOOK DESCRIPTION Feisty, passionate Beatrice Steele has never fit the definition of a true lady, according to the strict... Continue Reading →

The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies: A Novel of Mystery and Adventure: Ill-Mannered Ladies (Book 1), by Alison Goodman — A Review

From the desk of Char Jones:  A high society amateur detective in Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new fiercely feminist histfic mystery series. BOOK DESCRIPTION Lady Augusta Colebrook, “Gus,” is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the... Continue Reading →

To Swoon and to Spar: The Regency Vows (Book 4), by Martha Waters — A Review

From the desk of Char Jones:  The Regency Vows series, “sure to delight Bridgerton fans," returns with this story about a viscount and his feisty new wife, who hopes to chase her husband from their home—only to find his company is not as onerous as she once thought.               ... Continue Reading →

The Late Mrs. Willoughby: A Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery (Book 2), by Claudia Gray — A Review

From the desk of Char Jones:  The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife. BOOK DESCRIPTION Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young... Continue Reading →

The Secret Service of Tea and Treason: Dangerous Damsels (Book 3), by India Holton — A Review

From the desk of Char Jones: Two rival spies must brave pirates, witches, and fake matrimony to save the Queen. BOOK DESCRIPTION Known as Agent A, Alice is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers (A.U.N.T.), a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From... Continue Reading →

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