Celeste Connally
autor
Revenge, Served Royal
Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling third installment to the captivating Regency-era Lady Petra Inquires mystery series.September, 1815. The most illustrious members of the ton are descending upon Windsor Castle for a week of celebrations surrounding the 54th wedding anniversary of King George III and Queen Charlotte.Even better, Lady Petra Forsyth is serving as one of the four judges in a patisserie contest featuring the best cooks employed by London?s finest houses?including her own cook, Mrs. Bing. Indeed, for Petra, the week is shaping up to be one of many delights, including reconnecting with Sir Rufus Pomeroy, England?s most famous former royal chef-turned-cookbook author. Having begun his illustrious career at Buckfields when Petra was a child, Sir Rufus asks to meet with her while they both take part in the festivities.Yet, as Petra goes to greet him, she instead finds a hysterical housemaid pointing to a body. Sir Rufus has been found strangled in the royal library with his own valet standing over him. What?s more, the valet turns out to be Oliver Beecham, the ne?er-do-well brother of Petra?s lady?s maid, Annie.In order to prove the innocence of Annie?s brother?and avoid ruffling too many aristocratic feathers along the way?Petra will have to act like a lady, eat like a French chef, and think like the Royalty surrounding her. Will she be able to solve the case before her head gets served up on a platter?
All's Fair in Love and Treachery
*A USA Today bestseller*Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling next installment in a captivating Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.21 June, 1815. London may be cheering the news of Napoleon?s surrender at Waterloo, but Lady Petra Forsyth has little to celebrate after discovering that the death of her viscount fiancé three years earlier was no accident. Instead, it was murder, and the man responsible is her handsome, half-Scottish secret paramour Duncan Shawcross?yet the scoundrel has disappeared, leaving only a confusing riddle about long-forgotten memories in his wake.So what?s a lady to do when she can?t hunt down her traitorous lover? She concentrates on a royal assignment instead. Queen Charlotte has tasked Petra with attending an event at the Asylum for Female Orphans and making inquiries surrounding the death of the orphanage?s matron. What?s more, there may be a link between the matron?s death and a group of radicals with ties to the aristocracy, as evidenced by an intercepted letter.Then, Petra overhears a nefarious conversation with two other men about a plot to topple the monarchy, set to take place during three days of celebrations currently gripping London.As the clock counts down and London?s streets teem with revelers, Petra?s nerves are fraying as her past and present collide. Yet while all?s fair in love and war, she can never surrender, especially when more orphaned girls may be in trouble. And to save their lives, the monarchy itself, and even her own heart, Lady Petra must face her fears with the strength of an army of soldiers and fight with the heart of a queen.
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