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4) Dark mirror
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When it is discovered that an aristocratic young woman has magic powers, she is sent away to school, where she joins a group of young magicians using their powers to protect England.
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Pink Carnation novels volume 6
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
viii, 401 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
As Lady Frederick Staines, Penelope Deveraux plunges into the treacherous waters of the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad and with the assistance of Captain Alex Reid draws out the deadly plans of the spy known as the Marigold.
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
311 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
While serving as an assistant to the hostess of a large Christmas house party in Tiddleton-under-Lovey, Georgie gets the attention of her retired detective grandfather after dead bodies begin showing up.
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Wild Wynchesters volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 18 cm.
Description
A master of disguise, Thomasina Wynchester finds more than her mission at stake when her new client turns out to be the highborn lady she's secretly smitten with.
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Lady and lady's maid mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
304 pages. 304 pages ; 21 cm.
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Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, investigate after a guest is found dead at a posh, but small gathering at the home of her sister, Julia, where the presence of outspoken French fashion designer Coco Chanel and her entourage adds bothglamour and tension to the proceedings.
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Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 14
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xii, 338 p. ; 25 cm.
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This mystery finds Lord Peter Wimsey revisiting his first case from thirty years earlier when the descendant of Lord Attenbury begs his help in proving the ownership of a priceless cache of emeralds.
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Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 25 cm
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Lord Peter and Harriet return to the scene of their literate courtship to resolve an Oxford University dispute that is complicated by the disappearance of several prominent Fellows.
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"Be careful what you wish for. Traveling abroad with her mother at the turn of the twentieth century to seek a titled husband, beautiful, vivacious Cora Cash, whose family mansion in Newport dwarfs the Vanderbilts', suddenly finds herself Duchess of Wareham, married to Ivo, the most eligible bachelor in England. Nothing is quite as it seems, however: Ivo is withdrawn and secretive, and the English social scene is full of traps and betrayals. Money,...
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
2018.
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"In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance...
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
449 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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She spied him in the shadows--and in an instant, Thalia Langley knew the man before her was no saint. He might claim to be the Duke of Hollindrake's unassuming country cousin, but no man that handsome, that arresting, could be anything but an unrepentant rogue. Indeed, Lord Larken is no bumbling vicar, but a master spy in his majesty's service there to find--and murder--a notorious escaped pirate. And he's not about to let a Mayfair miss disrupt his...
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Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
662 p. ; 22 cm.
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"It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau realizes her only means of escape is to advertise her services as a domestic servant in England. Fate brings her ad to the attention of Christopher Rivers, handsome scion of the aristocratic Rivers family and master of Tyneford. An anxious Elise arrives at Tyneford and immediately falls under its spell. When Christopher's young son, Kit, returns home,...
17) Not quite a wife
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Lost lords (Mary Jo Putney) volume 6
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James, Lord Kirkland, owns a shipping fleet, half a London gaming house, and is a ruthlessly effective spymaster. Laurel Herbert gave James her heart as an innocent young girl, until she saw him perform an act of shocking violence. That night she left the husband who is far more than the fashionable lord he seems, and he let her go without a word of protest. Now, ten years later, a chance encounter turns passionate, with consequences that cannot be...
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Casebook of Barnaby Adair volume 2
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HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
577 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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"Montague has devoted his life to managing the wealth of London's elite, but at a huge cost: a family of his own. Then the enticing Miss Violet Matcham seeks his help, and he finds an intriguing new challenge professionally-- and personally"--Page 4 of cover.
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
372 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Having returned from the high seas after dodging the fiancé his greedy father, the Earl of Manford, wanted him to marry, Richard Allen crosses paths with his furious fiancé and must flee with her on an ocean voyage once the Earl learns his son is alive.
20) The Duke and I
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Bridgerton series volume 1
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"In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiablebut not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. She has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic...
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