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C J Archer
An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery.
With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She's shocked…
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The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.
A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about…
A sordid scandal rocks the Glass household and threatens to ruin Matt's family unless he can suppress it. But after word gets out, and a rare magical coronet is stolen…
A librarian with a mysterious past, a war hero with a secret, and the heist of a magic painting. THE LIBRARIAN OF CROOKED LANE is an intriguing new fantasy from…
"The staff in high society households are expectedto be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was…
Gossip, scandal and murder collide on the express train to London. Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was she pushed?
Cleo's holiday with her family to the…
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The staff in high society households are expectedto be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was…
C. J. Archer
India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiance took her inheritance, and the only person who’ll employ her is a mysterious man from America. A man who possesses…
When an apprentice from the Mapmakers’ Guild goes missing, Matt and India are employed to find him. Going undercover as a married couple, they discover that not everyone at the…
A curated collection of magic...and murder.
When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made paper is brought to the Glass Library, Sylvia and the professor send the owner away…
The sport of kings is the backdrop for a game of murder where one player loses more than the match. Can Cleo solve the case, or will the murderer win?
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India’s study into the language of spells is interrupted by the arrest of her teacher. But the powerful magician escapes and is implicated in a murder.
Pippa Ingleside will do anything to escape her ruthless uncle, but even she is surprised when her previously dormant powers aid her. Surprised and afraid. Her newly discovered abilities may…
A sordid scandal rocks the Glass household and threatens to ruin Matt’s family unless he can suppress it. But after word gets out, and a rare magical coronet is stolen…
It’s customary for Gothic romance novels to include a mysterious girl locked in the attic. Hannah Smith just wishes she wasn’t that girl. As a narcoleptic and the companion to…
Hannah Smith thinks she is safe now that Reuben Tate is set to face trial. But when an unusual creature is let loose on the Freak House estate, everybody is…
With the Master’s spirit still haunting London, Charity must remain at Freak House. But the peace is shattered when Samuel’s father is brutally slain by a demon on the estate…
A waif, her abductor, and a twist you won’t see coming. Charlie is being hunted for her dark magic, but only one man succeeds in capturing her. A man known…
With knowledge of magic becoming more widespread in London, magicians find themselves highly sought after. Consumers want to buy their wares and so seek out magicians among their acquaintance. India’s…
Scandal, secrets and bawdy photographs are uncovered when the wife of a politician is murdered. Untangle the lies with Cleo and her friends and find the killer.
When Harry Armitage…
As fashion designer to London’s elite, she had an eye for detail and a flare for the dramatic. But there’s nothing stylish about her cold-blooded murder.
With the social season…
In this 5th installment of the bestselling mystery series, Cleopatra Fox gets entangled in a web of betrayal and blackmail that leaves the high society matchmakers scandalized.
When a notorious…
A wealthy businessman with a reputation for taking risks rose from the slums to the height of success. But success comes at a price, especially when it's achieved at the…
The 3rd book in the Ministry of Curiosities series sees Charlie and Lincoln facing dangerous spirits they cannot control in the search for Lady Harcourt’s missing stepson. Working together draws…
The 5th book in the Ministry of Curiosities series. ASHES TO ASHES is a bonus novella-length story, told entirely from Lincoln’s point of view. It is shorter than the rest…
In the 3rd Glass and Steele novel, Matt and India investigate the murder of an apothecary magician.
India and Matt thought all their problems would come to an end once they found Chronos. But the watch magician brings with him as many questions as answers, and a…
With his magic watch slowing down, Matt needs all the help India and his friends can offer before time runs out. But his nemesis will do anything to bring about…
From the author of the USA Today bestselling GLASS AND STEELE series comes this captivating new fantasy.
In the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers - and danger.
In this stunning conclusion to the After The Rift series, Josie and her friends return home to find Glancia on the brink of war and their enemies in power. With…
To investigate the source of gossip about Cyclops, Willie does the unthinkable - she dons a dress. However her plan goes awry when she’s kidnapped by a disgruntled magician with…
Seventeen year-old spirit medium Emily Chambers has a problem. Actually, she has several. As if seeing dead people isn’t a big enough social disadvantage, she also has to contend with…
Elizabethan England
He was the last man she needed, but the only one she wanted.
Orlando Holt has never assassinated a woman before. The lovely, feisty Lady Lynden will be…
Cole’s heart is dark. He’s a mystery, even to those closest to him in the Assassins Guild. All anyone really knows for sure is that he’s ruthless, grim, and cares…
Time is running out for Hannah. With her life hanging by a thread and Tate trying to kidnap her, she finds help in an unusual quarter - the man who…
Elizabeth Buckley has been in love with Edward Monk for most of her life. Unfortunately he’s only ever had eyes for her older, prettier sister. Five years after he left…
Charity Evans wants nothing more than to leave her troubled past behind and start afresh. The teacher at a London school for orphans is encouraged to have her memories blocked…
Lies, desperation and an offer she can’t refuse send impoverished widow Lady Catherine (Cat) headlong into marriage with the man who killed her husband.
Guilt and desire battle within Hughe…
Past secrets have come back to haunt the residents of Freak House and their visitors.
Cara Moreau is dying from a supernatural curse. Her only chance of survival lies with the warrior, an enigmatic man who comes from a realm in between. Quin St. Clair…
