Marissa Doyle
Almack's admits only the crème de la crème of Regency society.
At least, it used to...
Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two young sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband's debts to repay, and a country to defend — such is the lot of the newest Lady Patroness of Almack's.
To the rest of the world, the Lady Patronesses are the gatekeepers of
...Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband's debts to pay off, and a secret: she's a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime—but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack's, Regency London's most exclusive social
...A best-selling author.
A missing manuscript.
The readers of London are raging...
The popular but reclusive author E.C. Spruce has outdone himself with a delicious new three-volume novel, The Fifty Shades of Udolpho, and all of London—including Annabel and the Lady Patronesses of Almack's—are devouring it. That is, until the third volume begins vanishing from
...Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband's debts to pay off, and a secret: she's a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime—but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack's, Regency London's most exclusive social
...A musical sensation
A bold jewel thief
A sneaking suspicion that it's happened before...
A rash of brazen jewel thefts across London society—just like one that happened decades ago—has Annabel and the Lady Patronesses of Almack's on their guard. In the meanwhile, Annabel's cousin Hartley, Viscount Mompesson, has fallen hard for Demetria Pouli, a bewitching
...Vandalized art.
An unsuited suitor.
And the summer's only beginning...
The Ladies of Almack's are shocked to discover that someone is vandalizing the pictures at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition: the portraits and landscapes are being subtly altered to make malicious fun of the head of the Exhibition, Sir Henry Hebbly, and his wife.
Annabel knows the
...Eton, or eaten? This picnic is turning out to be no picnic...
Annabel and her parents are off to Eton to join her sons for the students' annual celebration of the King's birthday, observed with boat races on the Thames, fireworks, and a picnic by the river—which the boys seem to be especially looking forward to, considering the number of cakes and sandwiches they've begged Annabel to bring.
She's
...A horse of a different color
A surfeit of suitors
Who will come in first?
It's June, which means that the fashionable of London are off to Epsom Downs for the annual horse races—and that includes Annabel and the Lady Patronesses of Almack's. They're investigating a mysterious filly who came from seemingly nowhere to win all the spring races; her obnoxious owner,
...Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband's debts to pay off, and a secret: she's a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime—but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack's, Regency London's most exclusive social
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