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Lady Larkspur
by Meredith NicholsonA country house mystery involving a missing actress of exceptional talents and virtues, a bogus widow, a returned soldier, spies, plots and suspicions.
Lady Lavender
by Lynna BanningWidow Jeanne Nicolet's beautiful lavender fields are threatened by the advancing railroad. With her livelihood in danger, Jeanne will fight to protect her, and her little daughter's, future.Constantly on the move, surveying the land, suits Colonel Washington Halliday just fine. He can escape the haunting memories of war that have left his emotions as damaged as his injured body.Under the sultry heat of the Western sun, the scent of the purple fields is heady, but not as intoxicating as the lavender lady herself....
Lady Lavinia's Match
by Mary NicholsFrom Friends to LoversWhen their parents married, James, Earl of Corringham, and Lady Lavinia Stanmore became as close as brother and sister. Now, years later, James has outgrown his rakish ways and is burning with a love for her that he longs to reveal.However, he faces a rival in the mysterious Lord Wincote. Torn between James and the handsome stranger, Lavinia’s feelings are thrown into turmoil. But is this man really what he seems? The more Lord Wincote persists, the more Lavinia wonders if she should be looking for love a little closer to home....
Lady Liberty
by Vicki HinzeThe fate of a country lies in one woman’s hands. . . U. S. Vice President Sybil Stone, code-named Lady Liberty, has proven she can hold her own against some of the world’s most influential power brokers. But now, negotiating a vital peace agreement in Geneva, Switzerland, Sybil receives an urgent message calling her back to American soil. In seventy-two hours disaster will strike, catapulting the United States into a war that will cost millions of lives. Only Sybil Stone holds the key to stopping it. Yet between Sybil and success lies a minefield of intrigue, betrayal, twisted motives, and three merciless enemies. Her only hope of survival--and the world’s--rests with Agent Jonathan Westford, a judiciously ruthless operative with one goal: in the face of overwhelming odds, to keep Lady Liberty alive. Time is running out and trust is running thin. But Lady Liberty and Agent Westford know they must succeed--or the first-strike missile will launch. . .
Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain #3)
by Kristen AshleyIs love in the cards? Since birth, Lexie Berry has had nothing but bad luck. Orphaned at an early age, she had a rough childhood and a boyfriend who was murdered. Now the beautiful, stylish Lexie is determined to change her luck and her life. But first she's got to make good on a promise: to pick up Ty Walker from prison. One look at the gorgeous ex-convict and Lexie knows she's in trouble-and already thinking about taking a walk on the wild side . . . For five years, Ty was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Now he wants revenge on the people who framed him. Yet when the high-stakes poker player sees the leggy Lexie, he suddenly has other desires on his mind. When Ty tells Lexie that he's innocent, she tries to stop his plan for vengeance and help him become a better man. But as Ty battles his inner demons, dirty cops and criminals plot to take him out. Can he and Lexie find a way to escape the past?
Lady Macbeth (The Henri Castang Mysteries)
by Nicolas FreelingRenowned French Detective Castang investigates a missing wife and her suspicious husband in this mystery from an Edgar award–winning British crime writer.Guy and Sibille Lebfevre had what most people would call a normal marriage—until they have an argument while on a road trip through the Vosges mountains. Enraged, Sibille gets out of the car, disappearing on the otherwise deserted road, never to be heard from again.Six months later, Guy has not even bothered to look for his wife. When Inspector Castang questions him, Guy claims his wife is too proud to come home. This does not sit right with Castang or anyone close to Sibille, as they all suspect her husband of murdering her. But as Castang soon realizes, no one really knows what happens—or doesn’t happen—between a husband and wife. . . . Praise for Nicolas Freeling:“In depth of characterization, command of language and breadth of thought, Mr. Freeling has few peers when it comes to the international policier.” —The New York Times“Nicolas Freeling . . . liberated the detective story from page-turning puzzler into a critique of society and an investigation of character.” —The Daily Telegraph“Freeling rewards with his oblique, subtly comic style.” —Publishers Weekly“Freeling writes like no one. . . . He is one of the most literate and idiosyncratic of crime writers.” —Los Angeles Times
Lady Macbeth's Daughter
by Lisa KleinRaised by three strange sisters, Albia has never known the secrets of her parentage. But when Macbeth seeks out the weird sisters to foretell his fate, his life is entangled with his unknown daughter's. When Albia foresees the terrible future, she becomes determined to save Macbeth's rival--and the man she loves--from her murderous father. Klein's seamlessly drawn tale makes it seem impossible that Albia was not part of Shakespeare's original play.
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
by Baroness OrczyMystery readers and fans of detective fiction and the police procedural are in for a real treat with these twelve interlaced stoires featuring Lady Molly, head of the Female Department at Scotland Yard in and around 1910. Lady Molly is an ace sleuth and the Police Chief's secret weapon when faced with perplexing and unsolvable cases.
Lady Rights a Wrong (Manor Cat Mystery #2)
by Eliza CaseyAs the suffragette movement sweeps England in 1912, Lady Cecilia Bates wants to march but ends up trailing a killer instead in the latest entry to the Manor Cat Mysteries. Lady Cecilia of Danby Hall feels adrift. She couldn&’t be less interested in helping to plan the church's upcoming bazaar. Instead, what excites her most is the Woman&’s Suffrage Union meeting she has just attended. Inspired by the famous and charismatic leader of the group, Mrs. Amelia Price, Cecilia is eager to join the Union—if she can hide it from her parents, that is. But when Mrs. Price is found dead at the foot of the stairs of her home, her Votes for Women sash torn away, Cecilia knows she must attend to a more urgent matter: finding the killer. With the help of her lady&’s maid Jane and intelligent cat Jack, she hopes to play her part in earning women&’s equality by stopping the Union&’s dangerous foe.
Lady Sarah's Son
by Gayle WilsonJustin Tolbert was a war hero and the new Earl of Wynfield, but he was not the same man Lady Sarah Spense once knew....Suddenly, too vividly, Sarah remembered the night he had first asked her to dance. The London ballroom had been overcrowded, its heat stifling. Justin had been wearing his uniform, the handsome regimentals setting off the perfection of his strong body and his still-boyish face. She had thought then that there was no man more handsome in the room. She had stepped willingly into his arms, and when the music had begun, she had drifted, following his lead. They had moved together without conscious thought. As if the two of them had been created to dance together....Would they ever do that again...?Don't miss Gayle Wilson's extraordinary tale!
Lady Sativa (The Doctor Orient Novels #3)
by Frank LauriaYou Will Never Guess the Truth About...LADY SATIVAAnd You Will Never Be Able To Forget ItThe media dubbed her &“the Moon Lady&” for her unique psychic powers that rise with the phases of the full moon. But Lady Lilith Sativa is searching for the dark secret of eternal youth…When Doctor Owen Orient encounters the incredibly lovely aristocrat, he begins as her protector--but finds himself her prey–trapped in a decadent web of murder, forbidden sexual rites, and his own raging lust for blood…Infected by the curse of the werewolf he is in a desperate race with eternity.On the next full moon he will lose his soul to…LADY SATIVA
Lady Slings the Booze
by Spider RobinsonJoe Quigley is a detective, although his employer continues to compare him to "that guy in the Pink Panther movies." Nonetheless, he sends Quigley over to the notorious interplanetary bordello run by Lady Sally, wife of time-traveling bartender Mike Callahan. But like Callahan's Place, the staff and clientele of Lady Sally's might be called on to save the world--with Quigley's help.
Lady Takes the Case (Manor Cat Mystery #1)
by Eliza CaseyWhen a dinner party turns deadly, the feisty Lady Cecilia Bates and intuitive cat Jack are on the case, in this first entry to an exciting new historical-mystery series.England 1912. Danby Hall is the only home Lady Cecilia Bates has ever known. Despite the rigid rules of etiquette and her mother the Countess of Avebury's fervent desire to see her married off, Lady Cecilia can't imagine life anywhere else. But now, with an agricultural depression sweeping the countryside, the Bates family's possession of the hall is suddenly in peril. A possible solution arrives in the form of the imperious American heiress Annabel Clarke. The Earl and Countess of Avebury are determined that Cecilia's brother, Patrick, will win Annabel's hand in marriage—and her fortune along with it. To help the lackluster Patrick in this pursuit, the Bates and their staff arrange a grand house party upon the heiress's arrival. When a guest dies after sipping from a glass meant for Annabel, it's clear the Bates have a more poisonous problem on their hands than a lack of chemistry. As the scandal seizes Danby, Cecilia sets out to find the culprit, with help from Annabel's maid, Jane, and Jane's curiously intelligent cat, Jack. After the poison that someone had stashed away inside the manor is discovered, Cecilia is left with two possibilities: Either a resident of Danby snapped and tried to kill the arrogant heiress, or the threat is coming from one of their guests, who would love to see the Bates family's decline become permanent.
Lady Vanishes (The Rachel Alexander and Dash Mysteries)
by Carol Lea BenjaminA PI goes undercover with her pit bull partner as a dog therapist in a crime novel from a Shamus Award–winning author &“canine fans will relish&” (Publishers Weekly). When Lady, the beloved therapy dog of the Harbor View residential home goes missing, private investigator Rachel Alexander and her dog Dash slip in easily as the new service dog and trainer, though figuring out who murdered Harbor View&’s owner is not so simple. Dash brings order and calm to Harbor View&’s residents, but Rachel is deeply disturbed when her client and chief source of clues is badly injured in an &“accident.&” Suddenly the stakes are even higher—for Rachel, Dash, and the ensemble of eccentric residents they have come to care for . . . &“A snappy pace and . . . a tough mystery.&” —Booklist &“Indispensable for readers who love man&’s best friend right back. Human-watchers will find the psychology sound.&” —Kirkus Reviews Praise for the Rachel Alexander and Dash Mysteries &“One of the best private eye series around.&” —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Fool Me Once &“Her high quality of prose and convincing way with dialogue may surprise and delight new readers.&” —Chicago Sun-Times &“Rachel Alexander is someone who holds your interest and makes you keep turning the pages.&” —Nevada Barr, New York Times–bestselling author of Flashback &“A serious approach to the canine crime-writing niche. . . . [Dash] is nevertheless a dependably entertaining companion among murder and mayhem.&” —Rocky Mountain News &“Benjamin&’s work [is] first rate.&” —The Plain Dealer
Lady Yesterday: An Amos Walker Mystery (book Seven) (The Amos Walker Mysteries #7)
by Loren D. EstlemanA chance encounter with an old flame sends Detroit PI Amos Walker on a hunt for her long-lost fatherIris was a great beauty when Amos Walker first saw her—a Jamaican goddess striding stark naked through an unworthy whorehouse. When he bumps into her at a high-class steakhouse just outside of Detroit, she still looks good. She&’s come back from the Caribbean to seek out her father. Raised by her mother, Iris grew up thinking the man was dead, but has just learned the old trombone player may still be alive. Walker offers to dig for him: a welcome-home present for an old flame. The search leads him straight to the dark heart of the Detroit jazz scene, a seedy world where Walker is right at home, and into the crosshairs of some of the cruelest men in a very mean town. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Lady in Peril
by Lester DentA couple&’s dogged pursuit of a killer leads them to a deadly head-to head with a powerful organizationDavid &“Grocer&” Jones made newspaper headlines for exposing a food pricing racket and testifying before a state senate committee. When he dies in a mysterious car crash, clearing his name becomes a family affair. His sister, Gabriella, and her husband, Loneman, are convinced that David didn&’t commit suicide, as the police report alleged. Loneman and David had worked together at Ploughman, the state&’s biggest co-op, and Loneman knows that his brother-in-law was an utterly honest man. Who would kill him for doing the right thing? When Gabriella goes missing, it&’s up to Loneman to find her and solve the mystery. Not trusting the police, he&’ll have to navigate the government&’s back rooms, where poisonous secrets lie behind every door.
Lady in Waiting (The\elizabethan Season Ser. #2)
by Anne HerriesIn the heated summer of Elizabeth I’s reignHer hopes of marriage dashed by scandal, the crown under constant threat, Queen Elizabeth I takes a young, spirited woman into her close court circle.On her way to being presented at court, Catherine Moor fights back with spirit when she is attacked in a teeming London street. Tales of Cat’s adventure reach the queen, who-impressed with the young woman’s lively mind-claims her as a lady of the bedchamber. Alert against plots that threaten to overthrow the crown, Cat realizes everyone is suspect. Even the flatteringly attentive Sir Nicholas Grantly, a seductive rogue, has secrets to hide beneath his charming exterior....The Elizabethan SeasonGlory and tragedy, love and betrayal in the age of Elizabeth
Lady in the Lake: A Novel
by Laura LippmanSOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV!A New York Times BestsellerThe revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know—everyone, that is, except Madeline “Maddie” Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she’s bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl—assistance that leads to a job at the city’s afternoon newspaper, the Star. Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: Cleo Sherwood, a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake. If Cleo were white, every reporter in Baltimore would be clamoring to tell her story. Instead, her mysterious death receives only cursory mention in the daily newspapers, and no one cares when Maddie starts poking around in a young Black woman's life—except for Cleo's ghost, who is determined to keep her secrets and her dignity. Cleo scolds the ambitious Maddie: You're interested in my death, not my life. They're not the same thing. Maddie’s investigation brings her into contact with people that used to be on the periphery of her life—a jewelry store clerk, a waitress, a rising star on the Baltimore Orioles, a patrol cop, a hardened female reporter, a lonely man in a movie theater. But for all her ambition and drive, Maddie often fails to see the people right in front of her. Her inability to look beyond her own needs will lead to tragedy and turmoil for all sorts of people—including Ferdie, the man who shares her bed, a police officer who is risking far more than Maddie can understand.
Lady of Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery (A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery #24)
by Carolyn HainesCarolyn Haines's Lady of Bones is the next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as “Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.It’s Halloween season in Mississippi as Sarah Booth and the gang gather to decorate and gush over Tinkie’s new baby, Maylin. Sarah Booth is just about to refresh the cocktails when she hears a knock on the door and opens it to find a woman named Frankie, distraught at the disappearance of her daughter Christa, a young journalist. Christa had been investigating the disappearance of young women in New Orleans over a five-year period—one every year around Halloween. Now Christa herself is missing, and Frankie fears it may be connected to a cult based in the Garden District, called People of Eternity.People of Eternity are known to have far-reaching connections which Frankie worries may reach as high as law enforcement. Refusing to contact the authorities, she turns to Delaney Detective Agency as her only hope.Despite initial reservations, Sarah Booth accepts the case, which takes her on a journey to a secret underworld of beguiling cult leaders, witchcraft, and potentially human sacrifice. She’ll have to keep her wits about her if she wants to crack this case…and make it home alive.
Lady of Jeffrey Manor (Knights of the Castle #4)
by Naleighna Kai J. S. ColeHe's the kingdom’s most eligible bachelor. She’s a practical woman on temporary assignment.When surgical nurse, Blair Swanson, departed the American Midwest for an assignment in the Kingdom of Durabia she had no intention of finding love. As a member of the royal family, Crown Prince Hassan has a responsibility to the throne. A loveless, arranged marriage is his duty, but the courageous American nurse is his desire.When a dark secret threatens everything Hassan holds dear, how will he fulfill his royal duty and save the lady who holds his heart?This is a tale of duty, desire, and danger.DON'T MISS the hot new standalone series, Knights of the Castle. The Kings of the Castle made them family, but the Knights will transform the world.Book 1 - King of DurabiaBook 2 - Knight of BronzevilleBook 3 - Knight of South HollandBook 4 - Lady of Jeffrey ManorBook 5 - Knight of Grand CrossingBook 6 - Knight of Paradise Island Book 7 - Knight of IrondaleBook 8 - Knight of Birmingham Book 9 - Knight of Penn Quarter Did you miss The Kings of the Castle? "They are so expertly crafted and flow so well between each of the books, it’s hard to tell each is crafted by a different author. Very well done!" - Lori H.., GoodreadsABOUT THE KINGS OF THE CASTLE SERIESEach King book is a standalone, NO cliffhangersUSA Today, New York Times, and National Bestselling Authors work together to provide you with a world you'll never want to leave. The Castle. Fate made them brothers, but protecting the Castle, each other, and the women they love, will make them Kings. Their combined efforts to find the current Castle members responsible for the attempt on their mentor’s life, is the beginning of dangerous challenges that will alter the path of their lives forever. These powerful men, unexpectedly brought together by their pasts and current circumstances, will become a force to be reckoned with. Book 1 – Kings of the Castle (the introduction to the series)Book 2 – King of ChathamBook 3 – King of EvanstonBook 4 – King of DevonBook 5 – King of Morgan ParkBook 6 – King of South ShoreBook 7 – King of Lincoln ParkBook 8 - King of Hyde ParkBook 9 – King of Lawndale
Lady of Mallow
by Dorothy EdenHailed by the New York Times as a novel that &“should easily satisfy the same readers who made a bestseller out of Victoria Holt&’s Mistress of Mellyn,&” Dorothy Eden&’s masterwork of Gothic romance presents the story of a governess who falls dangerously in love with the mysterious heir to a manor houseIt&’s a precarious charade with the highest stakes imaginable. Sarah Mildmay&’s entire future rests on exposing the current lord of Mallow as the great pretender he is. Blane Mallow, presumed dead after years at sea, has suddenly returned to claim his title—and the magnificent English estate that rightfully belongs to Sarah&’s fiancé, Blane&’s cousin Ambrose.Determined to unmask the imposter, Sarah talks her way into a position as governess to Blane&’s son, Titus. At Mallow Hall, she meets Blane&’s suspicious wife, Amalie, and the formidable Lady Malvina. But the deception Sarah suspects reveals itself to be far more malevolent and far-reaching than she imagined. As she fights her growing attraction to Blane, the arrival of a stranger sets in motion a series of events that will have deadly consequences. Desperate to protect Titus, Sarah moves closer to a shattering truth: The man she loves may be a cold-blooded murderer . . .
Lady of Mallow
by Dorothy EdenHailed by the New York Times as a novel that &“should easily satisfy the same readers who made a bestseller out of Victoria Holt&’s Mistress of Mellyn,&” Dorothy Eden&’s masterwork of Gothic romance presents the story of a governess who falls dangerously in love with the mysterious heir to a manor houseIt&’s a precarious charade with the highest stakes imaginable. Sarah Mildmay&’s entire future rests on exposing the current lord of Mallow as the great pretender he is. Blane Mallow, presumed dead after years at sea, has suddenly returned to claim his title—and the magnificent English estate that rightfully belongs to Sarah&’s fiancé, Blane&’s cousin Ambrose.Determined to unmask the imposter, Sarah talks her way into a position as governess to Blane&’s son, Titus. At Mallow Hall, she meets Blane&’s suspicious wife, Amalie, and the formidable Lady Malvina. But the deception Sarah suspects reveals itself to be far more malevolent and far-reaching than she imagined. As she fights her growing attraction to Blane, the arrival of a stranger sets in motion a series of events that will have deadly consequences. Desperate to protect Titus, Sarah moves closer to a shattering truth: The man she loves may be a cold-blooded murderer . . .
Lady of a Thousand Sorrows
by Lee W MasonViven Blanc Sarris must fight for her life. Her first husband, a famous politician slain in the Southwest; her second husband, one of the richest men in the world, dead in the south of France; her sister, a courtesan of royalty-none of them can protect her from inescapable danger now. Out of her past has come that final and terrible secret that may kill her. And in those last desperate days she must find the answer to a conspiracy of madness and evil.
Lady of a Thousand Sorrows
by Lee W. MasonViven Blanc Sarris must fight for her life. Her first husband, a famous politician slain in the Southwest; her second husband, one of the richest men in the world, dead in the south of France; her sister, a courtesan of royalty#151;none of them can protect her from inescapable danger now. Out of her past has come that final and terrible secret that may kill her. And in those last desperate days she must find the answer to a conspiracy of madness and evil.
Lady of a Thousand Sorrows
by Lee W. MasonViven Blanc Sarris must fight for her life. Her first husband, a famous politician slain in the Southwest; her second husband, one of the richest men in the world, dead in the south of France; her sister, a courtesan of royalty-none of them can protect her from inescapable danger now. Out of her past has come that final and terrible secret that may kill her. And in those last desperate days she must find the answer to a conspiracy of madness and evil.