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This Regency series unfolds in England when the mad King George was deemed unfit to rule and his son took his place as Regent.
Earls are Wild
Regency Earls
Get to know the members of the Earl of Farnworth’s family.
Emma...
the widow who falls in love with her late husband’s successor—a former soldier she expected would be totally unsuited to his new role.
Susan...
the bluestocking sister of the late earl who finds herself suddenly enamored with thoroughbred horses—and the man who breeds them.
And Patsy...
the daughter of the family, a spontaneous and unconventional girl who falls in love with a man who’s a stickler for rules. Help solve the mystery of a poisoning; rail with Susan against the inequities caused by the industrial revolution; and sympathize with Patsy when slow and steady turns out to be something she isn’t capable of.
Can a career soldier, an officer in the British Army with the humble surname of Smith, successfully run a prosperous earldom he unexpectedly inherits?
Gabriel makes his first mistake when he falls in love with his predecessor’s beautiful young widow, Lady Emma Crompton. He faces a second hurdle—he is slowly being poisoned with arsenic.
A double mystery unfolds when it comes to light Lady Emma’s deceased husband was also suffering from arsenic poisoning.
Is there a curse on the Earls of Farnworth or are there other forces at work that will rob Gabe and Emma of their chance to find true love?
A rogue and a crusading bluestocking....It will never work.
Earl Griffith Halliwell is a rakehell with two passions—thoroughbred horse breeding and blondes. Lady Susan Crompton is a raven-haired, crusading bluestocking appalled by Halliwell’s neglect of his impoverished tenants.
Griff thinks members of the fair sex are useful only as mistresses.
Susan scorns all things masculine and resents the power men have over women.
Sparks fly when they clash.
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Patsy Crompton, the Earl of Farnworth’s beloved stepdaughter, is now a young lady headed for her first London season. It will be a different life from the one she’s used to in the north of England. She’s looking forward to the experiences that are a rite of passage for debutantes. But she’s in no hurry to find a husband—until she waltzes with Nicolai Morgan-Lloyd, Earl of Ainsworth.
Nicolai has inherited his Russian mother’s coloring but none of her flamboyant personality. In fact, he’s known as a stickler for rules. If there’s one thing Patsy has never been good at, it’s following rules. He's an expert on fine art. She's a thoroughbred horse-racing aficionado.
Their unlikely friendship lands them in the clutches of a gang intent on stealing a priceless Russian artefact that once belonged to Catherine the Great.
The three Saxton sisters belong to a genteel, if impoverished family. They meet and fall in love with three very unsuitable dukes.
The UnDukes
Regency Dukes
The three Saxton sisters belong to a genteel, if impoverished family. They meet and fall in love with three very unsuitable dukes.
In the early hours of the battle for Waterloo, Alexander Harcourt, Duke of Harrowby is pinned under a dying horse and badly injured. The accident has left him scarred, in constant pain and with a pronounced limp.
Eliza Saxton is an Englishwoman from a good family who has learned the benefits of Swedish massage and medical calisthenics in Sweden at the famous Gymnasium.
The friend who saved Alexander’s life after the accident sits on the board of the English hospital that rejected Eliza and her theories. Philip Fortescue, Marquess of Clavering, believes Eliza’s skills will help Alexander. However, the duke refuses her help, reluctant to let anyone touch his devastated face and body, especially a woman.He changes his mind when his ill-mannered cousin trashes the idea of further treatment. Incidentally, Derrick Peploe is his heir if he fails to produce a son.
As Alexander and Eliza embark on a journey of healing, they learn that friendly fire killed his horse. The discovery of who fired the fatal shot could endanger both their lives.
Philip Fortescue, Marquess of Clavering is known as a hero of Waterloo. But he is also a dedicated physician working to eradicate smallpox. What people don’t know is that he is also a spy for the British Crown.
Jenny Saxton has been in love with Philip from the first moment they met. The feeling is mutual, but Philip dare not expose her to the dangers he faces in his mission to thwart an assassination attempt against the Prince Regent.
Complicating matters further is the adamant opposition of Philip’s parents to his marrying a commoner.
An old enemy resurfaces. Derrick Peploe has returned from exile in France, still determined to kill Philip’s lifelong friend, Alex, Duke of Harrowby. He sets his murderous sights on Philip when he learns the Marquess is working for Whitehall.
Readers who fell in love with these characters from Book One of the Undukes Series, will enjoy reconnecting with old friends.
Warrick Farrell is the bastard of a duke declared legitimate and recognized as his heir by his repentant father. He has grown up in Hull’s dockland and lived off his wits to survive. Can he leave his past behind completely or will it rise up to threaten his new position and even his life?
Amelia Saxton has long aspired to be a governess. She leaves Yorkshire to educate the dockland orphans Warrick Farrell insists on taking with him to his new life. She has harbored secret longings for Warrick ever since she first met him (Book 2) and finds it awkward to tutor him as well as the orphans. When he inherits the dukedom of Beaufort, he needs tuition in the arts of conversation (especially with young women) and social etiquette. After all, he must impress if he wishes to marry well.
Cotton Cops Mysteries
Victorian Murder Mysteries
In 19th century England, an era of sweeping change and industrial marvels, the lives of two unlikely souls intertwine in a tale of love, societal expectations, personal growth—and murder. Set against the backdrop of Lancashire's booming cotton industry, this is the story of Roger Sandiford, a ruthless, self-made industrialist, and Beatrice Parker, the daughter of a vicar.
The future of Roger’s once thriving mill is threatened by the cotton famine caused by the American Civil War. Adding to his woes is the discovery of the body of a young boy in his mill. Sergeant Halliwell of the local police force leads the investigations into the boy’s death.
Bea is obliged to leave her native Dorset when her father inherits a barony in Lancashire. Initially, she cannot cope with the cultural shock of life in a dirty northern town, but she soon comes to admire the grit and determination of the working people of Lancashire.
Her life is complicated by a cousin who wants to marry her and refuses to take no for an answer. The cousin eventually turns out to be more than just a persistent suitor.
The story explores the simmering, restrained passion between two very different people who fall in love in spite of themselves. Will they attain their happily-ever-after or will the greed of a jealous cousin endanger Bea’s life and keep them apart?
In 1862, Maggie Chadwick is a popular artiste who performs at the Hippodrome Music Hall, a once opulent venue in Lancashire that has seen better days and now caters mainly to the under classes. Maggie is married to Fred, her abusive manager.
When Fred is found garroted behind stage, Inspector Halliwell launches an investigation. (This crime is mentioned briefly in Book One)
Edouard Deschanel is a Frenchman who has come to the north of England to open a department store that caters to the well-to-do. Customers flock to enjoy this novel shopping experience.
Edouard is outraged by the abuse Fred Chadwick inflicts on Maggie. A confrontation between the two men is witnessed by several people. Halliwell quickly establishes that Deschanel has a motive for murder. But then so does Maggie herself.
Motivated by self-preservation, Edouard and Maggie work together to discover the identity of the murderer.
A suspenseful romantic murder mystery set in 1862 in a Lancashire brewery.
When a corpse is found floating in a vat of ale, Inspector Halliwell has to suspect everyone, especially when it comes to light the victim was blackmailing the brewery’s owner, Jacob Longworth.
Jacob finds an unlikely champion in Lady Jane Yate, a darling of Victorian society and patroness of the Women’s Temperance League.