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Trade Secrets
David Wishart
The intriguing, witty and irreverent new mystery featuring Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus
May, AD 41. The emperor Claudius has acceded to the throne, and Rome's citizens look forward to an era of peace. Not so Marcus Corvinus however, who finds himself investigating two murders. At first Marcus refuses to cooperate - but when his enquiries lead him to Rome's busy trading port, he uncovers a disturbing connection between the two deaths.
Foreign Bodies
David Wishart
Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus is despatched to Gaul on a personal mission for the emperor.
AD 42. The emperor Claudius has asked Corvinus to investigate the murder of a Gallic wine merchant, stabbed to death in his summerhouse at Lugdunum. Unused to strange Gallic customs and finding it impossible to get anyone to talk freely to a Roman, Corvinus is convinced there's more to this murder than meets the eye - but how will he prove it?
Paper Doll
Janet Woods
A moving romance set in the 1920s.
Julia Howard is a perfect daughter to her father, a now-bankrupt toy manufacturer who created a paper doll in her image. Julia longs for freedom, but marries wealthy businessman Latham Miller to please her father. Latham soon proves possessive and controlling, and when Julia is reacquainted with troubled war hero Martin Lee-Trafford, the attraction between them grows to love. But when Julia gives birth to a child, she faces a heart-wrenching decision, for if she runs away with Martin, she'll be forced to leave her beloved son with Latham . . .
Straw in the Wind
Janet Woods
The stand-alone sequel to Salting the Wound.
1835, England. A married woman, pregnant with her sea-captain lover's child, dies giving birth. The child, Serafina Finn, is abandoned to an orphanage and grows up longing to feel that she belongs somewhere. Eighteen years later, her father, hearing rumours that his lost daughter survived, dispatches a detective, Adam Chapman, to discover the truth. Adam finds, and falls in love with Serafina, but even if he can prove her identity, will her real family accept her? . . .
Lady Lightfingers
Janet Woods
A novel of Victorian England.
Raised in the slums in 1850s London, Celia Laws is a rarity, an educated young woman whose creative skills have attracted notice. But with family to care for, circumstances have driven her to pickpocketing. In Celia's harsh world, it's a small step from picking pockets to prostitution. When a young man offers her a fortune to spend a week with him, she takes the money and runs. But Celia's conscience can't allow her to forget the money she stole, and she is soon brought face-to-face with her past . . .
Secrets and Lies
Janet Woods
A destructive secret is guarded by a network of lies . . . until they begin to unravel.
1933. Esmé Carr travels to Australia with her best friend in search of adventure. Left behind is Esmé's adolescent niece. Meggie Elliot has an imaginative and independent frame of mind, but there is mystery surrounding her birth - one she intends to unravel, despite her mother's warnings to leave the past alone. When the truth surfaces it's not what Meggie wants to hear, and Esmé must reconcile the rift between mother and daughter.
Different Tides
Janet Woods
A young woman becomes a governess to two grieving orphans in the latest powerful historical romance from Janet Woods.
1835. Clementine Morris, despite her youth and inexperience, is hired by Zachariah Fleet to care for his recently orphaned niece and nephew. But Zachariah has a secret, and there are troubles ahead - least of all when the self-possessed, wealthy businessman realises he may be falling for her.
Foxing the Geese
Janet Woods
She is a spinster with a secret fortune . . . He is an impoverished earl who must marry money or face ruin . . . Theirs is a love match to be reckoned with
1812. On receiving an unexpected inheritance, strong-willed Vivienne Fox vows to keep her new-found wealth secret, lest she be courted for her purse rather than her heart. To save his family lands, Lord Alex LeSayres must marry a wealthy woman - and quickly. Not knowing of Vivienne's fortune, he is determined to ignore his growing feelings for her.
Whispers in The Wind
Janet Woods
December 1816. Ryder never got over Adele, the woman who abandoned him at the altar. Believing Ryder to be dead, Adele has returned, a widow. She never stopped loving Ryder, but can she tell him why she left him? If the pair are to have a second chance at happiness, they must overcome their pride and admit their true feelings for one another.
A Marriage of Convenience
Janet Woods
To avoid a terrible fate, she agrees to a marriage of convenience. But can it turn into a true love match ... ?
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