Regency England, January 1813: The mutilated body of a young French doctor found in an alley beside a mysterious, badly injured woman entangles Sebastian in the deadly riddle of the “Lost Dauphin,” the boy prince who disappeared during the darkest days of the French Revolution. In one of the poorest areas in London, two bodies are discovered – a woman, near death and a man, dead with his heart viciously removed. Paul Gibson, a surgeon/anatomist, has stumbled across this gruesome scene as he was heading home. […]
Rats On The Loose
Thankfully KJ Charles has obtained the rights to her books that had been published by Samhain, which closed down earlier this year. After reading The Magpie Lord and loving it, I had been anxious to read the rest of the series – now she’s self publishing and I quickly purchased books two and three! After Lucien, Lord Crane, and Stephen Day, paranormal justiciar, met and fell into a passionate lusty affair in the country, they have returned to London. If you haven’t read the first book, […]
Diamonds Can be Deadly
The death of a notorious London diamond merchant draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his new wife Hero into a sordid world of greed, desperation, and the occult, when the husband of Sebastian’s former lover Kat Boleyn is accused of the murder. Book eight in the Sebastian St. Cyr mystery series begins with the death of a despicable old diamond merchant, a man who had dealings with many people including the Prince Regent and Napoleon. The man accused of his death is Russell Yates, once a […]
The Maiden in the Moat
Book 7 of the Sebastian St Cyr mystery series begins with our hero and his new bride, Hero, contemplating a honeymoon trip out to the country estate. Only married a few days, they are trying to become accustomed to the new arrangement – their nights are surprisingly passionate, but the days are strained and awkward. Sebastian, Viscount Devlin, feels that some time away from London might be helpful to ease the situation. However, they learn that a friend of Hero’s has been found dead, and […]