Julie Wynne expects to end on Tyburn gallows, hanged as a thief. Ned expects he to die on the battlefields of the Peninsula, hanged as a spy. But when Julie takes on the trappings of a lady, and Ned unexpectedly becomes an earl, they become players in a deadly game that will take them from the heights of London society to the depths of the Regency underworld. Regency Romance/Adventure by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Vintage Ink Press
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Widowed Maddie Tate and handsome Angel Jarrow. In the ordinary course of events, their paths might never cross. But then comes the Burlington House bal masque, when Maddie witnesses something she should not, and flees straight into Angel’s arms. And he discovers that he does not want to let her go. Mysterious masqueraders, misbehaving monarchs, and political perfidy in Regency England. 2nd of Tyburn trilogy. Regency Romantic Suspense by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Vintage Ink Press
Sarah Kincaid is a widow with a knack for charms and herbs. Her marriage left her disillusioned. The last thing she needs is for an annoying green-eyed man to interfere with her peace of mind. Andrei Torok is a warrior with a demon mistress and an unrelenting headache. He doesn’t need a quick-tempered, sharp-tongued lass in his life. Moreover, Andrei is vampir. And Sarah is not. Book II of The Edinburgh Vampires. Regency Paranormal Romance by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Vintage Ink Press
At seventeen, Zoe Loversall was the toast of the ton, with so many admirers that they were known as ‘Zoe’s Zoo’. At seven-and-twenty, she is a runaway Contessa, determined to experience everything life has thus far withheld. Zoe returns to London, to seek her ruin and her revenge. There she sets her sights on Lord Quinton, that most notorious — and most uncooperative — profligate of all. Regency Romance novella by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Vintage Ink Press
Lord Quinton, the Black Baron, a wicked rakeshame. He cannot count the females he has debauched, the duels he has fought, the games of chance he lost, and won. Still, he wonders if a man might expire of ennui. But then, his past strolls up to his front door and slaps his jaded face. And Quin discovers that his passions can still be enflamed. Regency Romance Novella by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Vintage Ink Press
The complete Edinburgh Vampire Series together in one volume. Follow the Regency Edinburgh characters through tall medieval buildings and narrow, twisty streets. Ominous preternatural beings. And oh, those Edinburgh vampires. Now complete in one volume: Ravensclaw, Vampire, Bespelled, and A Judgement of Vampires
An actress in her time plays many parts. This may be Delia's last. New York, 1890. If no one what they seem? Delia Ross has freed herself from society’s expectations. Luke Kelly has not. The emancipated actress and the disapproving police detective set out for Saratoga in pursuit of a fugitive jewel thief. Along the way they will encounter collusions and contrivances, diabolical double-dealings, a talented table-turner and a murderer and, maybe, a very irritated ghost.
At fifteen, Clea Fairchild had been reading Ovid’s Art of Love. And scheming how to, once she acquired bosoms, introduce herself into rakehelly Baron Saxe’s bed. Clea is one-and-twenty now, a widow whose husband died under mysterious circumstances she is determined to resolve. Kane is almost twice that age. Reprobate though he may be, Lord Saxe is not sufficiently depraved to act on the unseemly attraction he feels for his friend Ned’s little sister, whom he is convinced means to drive him mad. Clea wonders, is Kane trying to drive her mad? In the years since they last met, he has grown more dissolute, more jaded, and even more damnably attractive. He has also grown skittish, and is avoiding her as if she carries plague. Clea isn’t one to sit quietly in a corner. She has a mystery to solve. Villains to elude. Schoolgirl fantasies to explore. Providing her husband’s murderer doesn’t dispose of her first. England, 1820. The trial of Queen Caroline is underway. Prinny, King George IV now, is determined to divorce his detested wife. The Whigs hope that the Queen will win her case. The Tories hope that she will not. Not a few Londoners wish that the politicians, taking their monarch with them, would jump off the nearest pier.
