"Passionate romance with lots of suspense."
The widow Lady Maggie Graham is surprised when her uncle
arranges a marriage for her to Viscount Charles Langdon. It
seems Justin, Maggie's brother, owes a lot of money. This
new husband will get Justin out of debt and give her a
generous monthly allotment. Charles is much older than
Maggie, but she recalls that he's a nice man, so it
shouldn't be too hard being married to him. Charles also
supports Maggie's desire to continue her charity work in
the poor sections of London. Then Maggie meets Jamie
Langdon, her husband-to-be's nephew, and becomes quite
smitten with him. Maggie has taken up wearing disguises as she goes about
unmasking fake mesmerist and psychics. Doing this, she's
made a powerful enemy who's sworn to kill her. Jamie hears
of Maggie's plan to attend a seance and goes along to
protect her. This is the same time that the infamous Jack
the Ripper is roaming London's streets. Jamie doesn't want
to fall in love with Maggie, but he can't help it. Maggie
will do her duty and marry Charles, but her heart will
always belong to Jamie. This passionate romance is very good with lots of action
and suspense.
Reviewed by Delia Larkins
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003
SummaryMirror, Mirror, On The Wall...
Men! If they aren't accusing Lady Maggie Graham of
witchcraft or murder, they're marrying her off to old men
who drop dead at the altar. And now she's going to have to
save her unruly stepdaughter from a band of thieving,
lustful street ruffians (men, again) with the help of the
most infuriating man of all...Lord Jamie...
Who Is The Most Seductive...
Women! They conduct themselves in a completely
inappropriate manner—enjoying risqué amusements in
secret theatres; running about disguised in the seediest
parts of the city—and then they call you vile names
for coming to their rescue. And no woman is more wicked,
more cunning, more intoxicating than Lady Maggie...
...Of Them All?
Amidst the pageantry, rampant desire, and very real
dangers of Queen Victoria's London, a bevy of lovers is
about to stumble into a spectacle of sin and scandal,
where appearances are deceiving and anything can happen
when desire is pulling all the strings...
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