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Face Down Before Rebel Hooves [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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When Sir Walter Pendennis asks her help to stop a treasonous uprising, how can Lady Appleton refuse? Pretending to be someone else, she infiltrates the rebel camp and puts her own life at risk, but it isn't always easy to tell the villains from the heroes and the two feisty countesses leading the Rebellion of 1569 are forces to be reckoned with. Historical Mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson. 6th in the Face Down series originally published by St. Martin's. (Published: 2001)
Words: 67000 - Reading Time: 191-268 min.
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Face Down below the Banqueting House [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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Eighth of the Lady Appleton mysteries, where Susanna uses her knowledge of herbs and her sleuthing abilities to solve the mystery of a man falling to his death. Her household of Leigh Abbey is faced with the possibility of a visit from Queen Elizabeth--and the Queen's man needs to know whether the death was part of a plot against Elizabeth--or merely murder. [Glossary included] Historical Mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Perseverance Press (Published: 2005)
Words: 69225 - Reading Time: 197-276 min.
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Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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Susanna, Lady Appleton is an expert on poisonous herbs, but she never expects to diagnose her own husband's death as murder. Sir Robert, long believed lost at sea, turns up freshly dead in Westminster and Susanna is accused of the crime. To prove her innocence she must discover the real killer's identify. Elizabethan mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by St. Martins and Kensington (Published: 2000)
Words: 70946 - Reading Time: 202-283 min.
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Face Down beside St. Anne's Well [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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In Book Nine of the Face Down series, sixteenth-century gentlewoman, herbalist, and sleuth Susanna, Lady Appleton, travels north to the old Roman baths at Buxton to help her foster daughter, Rosamond, discover the truth about the sudden death of Madame Louise Poitier, French teacher at Bawkenstanes Manor. Does this murder relate to Mary Queen of Scots' wish to visit the baths--or is the motive closer to home? Historical Mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson [9th of the Face Down series]; originally publ... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 68718 - Reading Time: 196-274 min.
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Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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When the steward at her husband's Lancashire estate dies under mysterious circumstances, Susanna, Lady Appleton suspects he was murdered. As an expert on poisonous herbs, she sets out to discover the truth but ends up unearthing more secrets than she bargained for. This first book in the Face Down mystery series, set in sixteenth-century England, is "a breezy and amusing historical whodunit." (Booklist) (Published: 1997)
Words: 66125 - Reading Time: 188-264 min.
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Face Down o'er the Border [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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In Book Ten of the Face Down series, sixteenth-century gentlewoman, herbalist, and sleuth Susanna, Lady Appleton travels to Scotland in search of her dear friend Lady Glenelg, who has disappeared after being accused of murder. Not only must Susanna discover who the killer really is, she must cope with the disadvantage of being English in a land that mistrusts anyone from south of the border. Historical Mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Perseverance Press (Published: 2007)
Words: 65288 - Reading Time: 186-261 min.
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Face Down under the Wych Elm [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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Susanna, Lady Appleton, learns that her dead husband's former mistress, Constance Crane, will be tried as a witch for causing the death of a man. Susanna suspects the victim was poisoned, and aided by her suitor, Nick Baldwin, and her servant Jennet, she uncovers a plot involving a forgotten will and the canceled vow of a nun. Historical mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by St. Martins and Kensington (Published: 2000)
Words: 63104 - Reading Time: 180-252 min.
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Face Down Upon an Herbal [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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Susanna, Lady Appleton, is ordered by Queen Elizabeth to assist Eleanor Madderly with an herbal she is preparing. The queen's emissary failed to mention that a man had been murdered at Madderly Castle--and that part of Susanna's mission is to solve that crime. Traitorous forgery, hidden identities, and secret passages all make her task the more dangerous. 2nd of the Face Down historical mystery series by Kathy Lynn Emerson (Published: 2000)
Words: 63184 - Reading Time: 180-252 min.
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Fatal as a Fallen Woman [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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In 1888 intrepid tabloid reporter Diana Spaulding travels to Denver, Colorado, not to cover a story for her newspaper but to help her mother, who has been accused of murdering Diana's estranged father. But Elmira Torrence has had a rough couple of years and the one-time society matron may very well have killed her ex-spouse. It's hard for Diana to tell, since Elmira has disappeared. (2nd of the Diana Spaulding Mystery series) Historical mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Pemb... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 85402 - Reading Time: 244-341 min.
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Fortune's Lady [MultiFormat]
by Evelyn Richardson
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Lady Althea Beauchamp, called the Ice Princess by the ton, doesn't expect to like Gareth de Vere, Marquess of Harwood, before they meet. Nor does Gareth, named the Bachelor Marquess for his aversion to marriage, expect any meeting of minds between them. But they both have a passion for games of chance and both are hectored by their mothers to marry. So perhaps there's something ? Regency Romance by Evelyn Richardson; originally published by Signet (Published: 2002)
Words: 74995 - Reading Time: 214-299 min.
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French Leave [MultiFormat]
by Sheri Cobb South
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Lord Waverly, forced by bankruptcy and scandal into exile in France, encounters a young novice escaping from a convent. Lisette asks him to escort her to England, promising him that her English grandfather will reward him handsomely for her safe conveyance. But when he delivers the irrepressible Lisette as promised, they find her grandfather has died and Waverly must do the honorable thing. Regency Romance by Sheri Cobb South; originally published by Prinny World Press, the third of a trilogy pr... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 49947 - Reading Time: 142-199 min.
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Her Ladyship's Companion [MultiFormat]
by Joanna Bourne
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When Melissa Rivenwood accepted the position of companion to Lady Dorothy, she had no idea what intrigue enveloped remote Vinton Manor. Why was 7-year-old Robbie, the future Earl of Keptford, so terrified? The trio of fascinating men who surrounded Melissa hid some dangerous family secrets that undoubtedly led to peril--and her suspicions fell on the one man she loved. Regency Gothic by Joanna Bourne; originally published by Avon (Published: 1983)
Words: 64727 - Reading Time: 184-258 min.
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Lethal Legend [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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Lethal Legend is the fourth and last volume in the Diana Spaulding 1888 Mystery Quartet. Diana Spaudling, intrepid reporter, and her fiancé, Ben Northcote, return to Maine to solve a murder on an island in Penobscot Bay. This final chapter offers an archaeological dig, deep sea diving, a fencing match, and a wedding. Plus, Diana's mother finally meets Maggie Northcote. Historical Mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Pemberley Press (Published: 2008)
Words: 73170 - Reading Time: 209-292 min.
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Lord Atherton's Ward [MultiFormat]
by Fenella Miller
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"I am more than a match for you, Miss Ellison, and don't you forget it!" How had young and passionate Sarah Ellison found herself in the power of Lord Atherton--and did she want to escape? Regency Romance novella by Fenella Miller; originally published by DC Thomson, UK (Published: 2009)
Words: 30129 - Reading Time: 86-120 min.
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Lord Heartless [MultiFormat]
by Barbara Metzger
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Rakish Lord Hartleigh discovers a baby on his doorstep. Because he hasn't the least idea how to care for it, he turns to his neighbor's housekeeper, the disapproving Mrs. Carissa Kane, for assistance. The well-born Carissa, abandoned by her husband and her own family, has been forced along with her daughter to make her own way in the world. Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Fawcett Crest (Published: 1998)
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Lord Richard's Daughter [MultiFormat]
by Joan Wolf
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Beautiful Julianne Wells was raised in Africa by her stern missionary father. If not for the timely intervention of the English adventurer John Champeronoun, she would have wound up being sold into slavery. Home in England, Julianne becomes respectably engaged to the son of an earl. Then John returns and Julianne's life turns upside down. Regency Romance by Joan Wolf; originally published by Signet (Published: 1983)
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Love in the China Sea [MultiFormat]
by Fran Baker
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Anne Hunter, Hong Kong foreign correspondent, was devoted to her career to the exclusion of personal relationships. But then she met Kai Shanpei, a wealthy diamond merchant whose British military father and Chinese nobility mother had given him a unique perspective on living. She learned passionate lessons in his arms, but could she adopt his remarkable tranquility as well? Former Silhouette Desire by Fran Baker writing as Judith Baker (Published: 1982)
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Love Unexpected [MultiFormat]
by Nina Coombs Pykare
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Three tales of Regency ladies who are found by love: a country maiden whose only knowledge of love comes from the ancient writers she studies; a lonely young woman whose greedy mother says she's not good enough to bring them a husband who will support them; a young widow who has never been a wife and now has a secret admirer? Regency Romance Novellas by Nina Coombs Pykare; originally published by Zebra Books in A Touch of Christmas (1993), A Mother's Love (1993), and A Valentine's Day Tangle (19... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 62606 - Reading Time: 178-250 min.
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Miss Hartwell's Dilemma [MultiFormat]
by Carola Dunn
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Miss Hartwell's Academy for Young Ladies provides her with refuge from scandal as well as employment. But an old suitor, a sinister Spaniard, and a student's disreputable father threaten to shake her world--and one of those men may cause her to lose her heart. (Published: 1988)
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Miss Lockharte's Letters [MultiFormat]
by Barbara Metzger
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When Rosellen Lockharte, penmanship teacher at a girls school, believes she is dying from influenza, she feverishly pens letters to those who have, through various misdeeds, brought her to this pass. And to forgive them. Well, most of them. Let Lord Stanford bear the responsibility for her death always. Except that he arrives in time to rescue her. Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Signet (Published: 1998)
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Miss Westlake's Windfall [MultiFormat]
by Barbara Metzger
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Ada Westlake has turned down Viscount Ashmead--again, convinced that a marriage of convenience would ruin their perfect friendship. She then also fails to latch onto the fortune in coins she finds in her apple orchard, assuming it is tainted money. Though the viscount knows something about that money, he can't possibly tell Ada, and so he watches her try to dispose of it--without much luck? Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Signet (Published: 2001)
Words: 66749 - Reading Time: 190-266 min.
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Murders and Other Confusions [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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The Chronicles of Susanna, Lady Appleton, of the Face Down mystery series. Susanna, 16th century gentlewoman, herbalist and sleuth, solves mysteries and puzzles that baffle her contemporaries. These eleven stories conclude the Face Down series. Historical mystery short stories by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Crippen and Landru (Published: 2004)
Words: 87510 - Reading Time: 250-350 min.
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No Mortal Reason [MultiFormat]
by Kathy Lynn Emerson
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Diana Spaulding, intrepid crime reporter, and her fiancé, physician Ben Northcote, stop in rural Lenape Springs, New York to meet Diana's hitherto unknown relatives. Putting an end to the family feud between Diana's mother and her uncles is the least of their problems. Confidence games, schemes to attract tourists to the area, and murder all conspire to complicate Diana's life. Third of the Diana Spaulding Mysteries. Historical Mystery by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Pemberley Pre... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Persons of Rank [MultiFormat]
by Anna Jacobs
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"Persons of Rank do not fall in love!" declares the Dowager as she sends her niece Beatrice to London in search of a suitable husband for her granddaughter Eleanor. Shy Beatrice soon crosses every eligible man off her list, except handsome Justin Serle. Despite her own feelings for Justin, Beatrice is determined to save him for her cousin. Regency Romance by Anna Jacobs writing as Sherry-Anne Jacobs; originally published by Random House Australia (Published: 1994)
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Reluctant Bride [MultiFormat]
by Joan Smith
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Sir Edmund said: "I think it is a mistake for a man of unstable temperament to marry, don't you?" Lizzie replied: "To marry a timid lady, yes. Good gracious, is this the reason you espouse misogamy? Don't be such a gudgeon, Edmund. Find someone who is not afraid of your blustering, arm her with a stout club and marry her." Or they could hunt for her missing diamond necklace and just pretend to be engaged.... Regency Romance by Joan Smith (Published: 1982)
Words: 56000 - Reading Time: 160-224 min.
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