Amanda Quick
1) Tightrope
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Burning Cove California volume 3
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English
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Trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumours circulate that the curse is real. In the chaotic aftermath, Amalie watches as...
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The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest women in Ursula Kern's employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely end - and Ursula is convinced it was not due to natural causes. Archaeologist and adventurer Slater Roxton thinks Mrs Kern is off her head to meddle in such dangerous business. Nevertheless, he seems sensible enough to Ursula, though she does find herself...
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Calista Langley operates an exclusive 'introduction agency' in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning - a black mirror, a funeral wreath, a ring set with black jet stone. Each is engraved with her initials. Desperate for help and fearing that the police will...
Author
Series
Burning Cove California volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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The author of the New York Times bestseller 'Til Death Do Us Part' enters a new historical era, the 1930s, with her latest historical romance set in Burning Cove, California, an idyllic small town on the coast that has become a refuge for Hollywood moguls and stars seeking privacy for scandalous trysts and wild parties.
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After escaping from a private sanitarium, Adelaide Blake arrives in Burning Cove, California, desperate to start over. Working at a herbal tea shop puts her on the radar of those who frequent the seaside resort town: Hollywood movers and shakers always in need of hangover cures and tonics. One such customer is Jake Truett, a recently widowed businessman in town for a therapeutic rest. But unbeknownst to Adelaide, his exhaustion is just a cover.
7) Close up
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Burning Cove California volume 4
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer? Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what?s paying the bills. After shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress,...
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2015.
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English
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The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical-he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiancEe will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion. Finding the right candidate proves more of a challenge than he expected. But when he encounters...
9) I thee wed
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Series
Vanza volume 2
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
With more than 25 million copies of her books in print, Amanda Quick is one of today's most popular authors of Regency-era romances. Her 23 New York Times best-selling novels are delightful combinations of fascinating characters, clever conversations, and fleet-footed suspense. Emma Greyson is grateful for her position as lady's companion. The salary is generous, and Lady Mayfield is kind. But when Emma meets the darkly handsome Edison Stokes, a guest...
10) Lie by moonlight
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Series
Vanza volume 4
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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While investigating a suspicious death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the grounds of Aldwick Castle-and in the midst of utter chaos. The ramshackle castle is in flames-and a beautiful woman and four young girls are taking flight on horseback. It turns out that the strong-minded Miss Concordia Glade and her four bright students are on the run from a notorious London crime lord who'll stop at nothing to destroy them. Now, their...
11) Don't look back
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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As if a head for business and a nose for trouble aren?t enough to distinguish fiercely independent Lavinia Lake from the other women of London?s fashionable Claremont Lane, there is one more feature to set her apart. Lavinia is also well versed in the practice of mesmerism, an extraordinary gift that far surpasses mere charm and physical appeal. Nobody knows this better than the usually coolheaded Tobias March, who seems to have fallen hopelessly...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An invitation to a country house party at Beaumont Castle provides a perfect solution to Tobias and Lavinia?s most exasperating challenge: how to escape the chaos of London for a remote, relaxing--and above all romantic--retreat from prying eyes and wagging tongues. But the lovers? plans are foiled when their first cozy interlude of the weekend is disrupted by the appearance of a stunning woman from Tobias?s past. Aspasia Gray?s beauty is as haunting...
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Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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The sins of Adam Hardesty's past have been discovered. And if he does not hunt down his blackmailer quickly, his secrets will be revealed to all . But there is an obstacle in his way: sensation novelist Caroline Fordyce. She knows that Adam's quest for justice could shatter her own reputation-and mire her family in lethal scandal. And she fears what he may find. Together, they will navigate the shadow side of London, venturing into an underworld of...
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Piatkus
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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The second novel in the Victorian 'Ladies of Lantern Street' series features paid companion/private inquiry agent Beatrice Lockwood and burned out ex-spy Joshua North in a mystery involving paranormal forces and Egyptian antiquities. A mad scientist has preserved his dead lover in an ancient Egyptian embalming formula, and has convinced himself that he can revive the dead woman, but he needs Beatrice Lockwood's psychic abilities to 'ignite' the formula....
18) Quicksilver
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Series
Arcane Society volume 10
Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In the latest Victorian novel from the compelling world of the mysterious Arcane Society, a paranormal killer pushes an unlikely duo's powers and passions to the limit.