A Lady Julia Grey Mystery (Book 2)
by Deanna Raybourn
Lady Julia Grey is back. She has spent six wonderful, relaxing months in Italy with her brothers Plum and Lysander, Lysander’s new wife Violante, and their friend Alessandro, but her father has summoned the lot of them home for Christmas. While Julia is sad to leave Italy [...]
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Silent in the Sanctuary
Silent in the Grave
by Deanna Raybourn
When Lady Julia Grey’s husband, Sir Edward Grey, dies it is not surprising. He is young but has always been in poor health due to a hereditary heart condition. What is surprising is that an unknown man, one Nicholas Brisbane, a private investigator, informs Julia that he does not believe that her husband [...]
100 Cupboards
by N. D. Wilson
Henry York has descended on Henry, Kansas to stay with his aunt, uncle, and three cousins until the situation with his parents can be sorted out — they were kidnapped while bicycling through South America but Henry is sure it is only a matter of time before they are randsomed and returned [...]
The Ruby in the Smoke
by Philip Pullman
Sally Lockhart’s father dies in what seems to be simply an unfortunate accident; the ship on which he was sailing sinks, killing all on board. Sally accepts the accident for what it is until she receives a mysterious message that reads: Salli beware of the Seven Blessings/Marchbanks will help/Chattum/Bware darling. Sally doesn’t [...]
The Crazy School
by Cornelia Read
Madeline Dare is a teacher at the Santangelo Academy, a boarding school for troubled teens. The best part of her job is the students. While she may not like all of them, she truly cares for their well-being in a way that few adults in their lives have. The worst part of her [...]
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Read-a-like for Deanna Raybourn
For those, like me, who enjoyed Lady Julia Grey you will be happy to know that there is a series that is similar (eerily similar, I think). Author Tasha Alexander has written three books about Lady Emily Bromley, check them out on her website. I picked up the first title, And Only to Deceive but [...]
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