
A Lady Compromised
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Fans of Jane Austen have fallen in love with this mystery series featuring Rosalind Thorne, a young woman adept at helping ladies of the ton navigate the darker corners of Regency England-while revealing Society's most shocking secrets . . .
Rosalind is pleased when she's invited to Cassel House to help her friend, Louisa, prepare for her upcoming wedding. But that's not the only event on her agenda. The trip will also reunite Rosalind with Devon Winterbourne, the newly minted Duke of Casselmaine. Devon and Rosalind were on the verge of betrothal before the infamous Thorne family scandal derailed their courtship. Now Rosalind wonders if there's a chance their love might reignite . . .
Devon is as handsome as Rosalind remembers and it's clear the attraction they once shared hasn't waned. But their time together is interrupted by one crisis after another-including an awkwardly timed request for help from Louisa's friend, Helen Corbyn. The recent, untimely death of Helen's brother, William, was ruled a suicide, but few believe he took his own life. Helen needs to know what really happened-especially since she's engaged to the man some suspect of killing him . . .
While Rosalind desperately wants to help, she fears her efforts might cast a pall over Louisa's nuptials, not to mention her reunion with Devon. But when another untimely death rocks the ton, Rosalind has no choice but to uncover the truth-before more people die . . .
"A complex, enthralling mystery that rivals those of Anne Perry and Agatha Christie."
-New York Journal of Books
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Darcie Wilde is the award-winning author of stylishly adventurous historical mysteries and romances, including the Useful Woman Mystery Series and the Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, both Regency-set series inspired by the novels of Jane Austen, as well as the Regency Makeover Trilogy. She has also written, under the name Sarah Zettel, Locus and Philip K. Dick Award-winning novels, including Fool's War, a New York Times Notable Books of the Year selection. She lives in Michigan and can be found online at DarcieWildeRomance.com.
Content
- Intro
- Also by
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- PROLOGUE - An Urgent Cry for Intervention
- CHAPTER 1 - The Parting of Friends
- CHAPTER 2 - A Quiet, Country Retreat
- CHAPTER 3 - What May Be Said in Private
- CHAPTER 4 - A Small Gathering of Friends and Neighbors
- CHAPTER 5 - At Table, and the Aftermath
- CHAPTER 6 - When Being Presented at Court
- CHAPTER 7 - A Well-Tended Garden of Sorrow
- CHAPTER 8 - The Perils of Private Conversation
- CHAPTER 9 - A Most Unsatisfactory Conclusion
- CHAPTER 10 - A Few Light Words over Breakfast
- CHAPTER 11 - Several Different Species of Truth
- CHAPTER 12 - A House of Mourning
- CHAPTER 13 - Complex Workings and Machinations
- CHAPTER 14 - A Momentary End to Secrets
- CHAPTER 15 - A Catalog of Events From the Peaceful Countryside
- CHAPTER 16 - The Possibility of Trouble
- CHAPTER 17 - A Brief Postponement of the Worst
- CHAPTER 18 - The Perils of Private Conversation
- CHAPTER 19 - Suspicion and Speculation
- CHAPTER 20 - What Is Said Behind Closed Doors
- CHAPTER 21 - The Deeds of Banished Men
- CHAPTER 22 - An Unexpected Caller
- CHAPTER 23 - Purely Domestic Concerns
- CHAPTER 24 - The Foundation of a Marriage
- CHAPTER 25 - The Consolations of Religion
- CHAPTER 26 - The Persistence of Rumor
- CHAPTER 27 - Persistent Inquiries
- CHAPTER 28 - A Slight Chill, and a Slight Thaw
- CHAPTER 29 - What Is Held in Broken Hearts
- CHAPTER 30 - When Families Are Reunited
- CHAPTER 31 - A Lucrative Offer
- CHAPTER 32 - Polite Parlor Games
- CHAPTER 33 - A Double-Edged Betrothal
- CHAPTER 34 - The Complexities of Domestic Arrangements
- CHAPTER 35 - Unfortunate Encounters
- CHAPTER 36 - Unforeseen Consequences
- CHAPTER 37 - What Is Done in Darkness
- CHAPTER 38 - Upon Returning Home
- CHAPTER 39 - How Far a Mother Will Go
- CHAPTER 40 - The Importance of Family
- CHAPTER 41 - Professional Specialities
- CHAPTER 42 - Reunions
- CHAPTER 43 - The Road From Town
- CHAPTER 44 - Stand and Deliver
- CHAPTER 45 - Differing Conclusions
- EPILOGUE
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