Murder on Charles Street

Murder on Charles Street

Leighann Dobbs

Leighann Dobbs

Lady Katherine's happiness at her newfound independence is shattered by the death of her elderly neighbor, Doctor Gammon. The doctor had become a trusted friend and had confided in Katherine that something about a former patient's case had been bothering him. Was it any coincidence he'd ended up dead the very next day? Katherine doesn't think so, especially when she discovers the case files he'd been scrutinizing the night before his death seem to have disappeared. But with her maid Harriett focusing on the vile concoctions she makes for supper, her detecting partner Pru too wrapped up in her fiancee and upcoming wedding plans and her Bow Street runner friend Lyle embroiled in the official investigation, Lady Katherine has only one friend who seems interested in investigating - Captain Wayland. Her father would have a fit if he knew Katherine was conferring on a case with the handsome Captain, but Lady Katherine will stop at nothing to bring her...
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Murder at the Ice Ball

Murder at the Ice Ball

Leighann Dobbs

Leighann Dobbs

When a tragic accident turns out to be murder, Lady Katherine finds herself embroiled in an investigation tainted by lies and deception. With conflicting witness testimony, mysterious neighbors who saw the impossible, and a secret someone would kill for, Katherine must dig into the dark side of polite London society to uncover the truth. Naturally, she has help. Maybe too much help. Along with her loyal maid, Harriet, her pilfering pug, Emma, and her Bow Street Runner friend Lyle, Katherine is joined by budding investigator Pru Burwick and her eccentric Scottish fiancé, Lord Annandale. Katherine wouldn't mind their help so much if Annandale didn't keep bringing the insufferable Captain Wayland along. When the investigation takes a disturbing turn, Katherine gets a lead that indicates someone close to her may not be telling the truth, and she must make a tough decision. Protecting her loved one means keeping a secret from her closest allies. Hopefully it...
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A Murderous Affair

A Murderous Affair

Leighann Dobbs

Leighann Dobbs

Lady Katherine juggles Christmas festivities, a perplexing cold case and a wager with the annoying Captain Wayland that will prove once and for all which of them is the better detective. It's the Christmas season in London, but the holiday festivities don't deter Lady Katherine from investigating a death that happened months earlier. Since the victim was a maid, investigative resources were sparse, and the police hastily wrote it off as a random killing. But Lady Katherine and her friends believe it was nothing short of premeditated murder, and they vow to seek justice. With her Bow Street Runner friend Lyle acting as a neutral party, Katherine teams up with her friend Prudence Burwick, her maid Harriett, and of course her pug Emma. Wayland has the aid of Pru's fiancé Lord Annandale and his valet McTavish. The two teams race against each other in a hunt for clues that takes them through the servants' quarters, stables, and seedy underbelly of London...
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Kissing the Enemy

Kissing the Enemy

Leighann Dobbs

Leighann Dobbs

Frederica Vale is about to cause a scandal that will make her a target of the most dangerous spy network in England. London, 1806. Fredrica "Freddie" Vale would do anything to protect her younger sister. When a dubious benefactor threatens Freddie's family, he gives the plain girl a mission. To keep her sister safe, Freddie must steal a codebook from enemies of the British crown... Tristan Graylocke has always benefitted from diminished expectations. As the duke's younger brother, he can carouse at-will during high-society affairs. It also keeps anyone from suspecting him of espionage as he prepares to pass on the codebook... When Tristan spots an enemy spy in the crowd, he's not sure if the innocent girl is bad at her job... or a master of deception. But in this seductive game of cat and mouse, will achieving their mission keep them from falling in love? Kissing the Enemy is the first book in a series of Regency romance novels with...
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Captivating the Captain

Captivating the Captain

Leighann Dobbs

Leighann Dobbs

Charlotte Vale isn't just a pretty debutante like London society thinks she is. Behind her golden curls and blue eyes is a soul that craves adventure. She won't be happy living a sedate and safe life with some Duke or Earl like her friends-she needs more. So when she is presented with the opportunity to take part in an undercover mission for England, she jumps at the chance. Even better, it involves finding her father who has been acting as a double spy in France. Anthony Graylocke takes his career in the Royal Navy seriously. The adventurous life of sailing the high seas suits him. There's plenty of time to settle down later with a demure, refined lady like his mother, right now he enjoys the freedom and excitement that commanding his own ship offers. The last thing he wants to do is accompany and protect the offensive disagreeable and unladylike Charlotte Vale on an undercover mission to France. Too bad his orders state that he must do just that. But when a...
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