Case File #: 00022
The Perp: Ward, J. R.
The Crime: Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood Book 1)
Classification: Paranormal Romance (Vampire)
The Weapons: Lust, bloodlust, dense vampire lore, the evil dudes, bad-asses and mass quantities of black leather.
The Victims:
Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Randall: The plucky, well she’s disenchanted enough to not really be plucky, journalist who lives a rather [...]
Case File: #00021
The Perp: London, Julia
The Crime: The Dangers of Deceiving a Discount
Classification: Historical Romance (Regency)
The Weapons: False identity, wild horses, blonde hair
The Victims:
Phoebe Fairchild / Madame Dupree: the artistic, dreamy Fairchild girl, (and allegedly the prettiest) who is forced to take a job (gasp!) in order to avoid scandal. She is a talented dressmaker, [...]
Case File #: 00019
The Perp: James, Eloisa
The Crime: Desperate Duchesses (Book 1 of 6 in the Desperate Duchesses sextet)
Classification: Historical Romance (Georgian)
The Weapons: A Love triangle (or a engagement of convenience plus a man who knows what he wants), and a girl looking to get rid of something her fiance just happens to not [...]
Case File #: 00017
The Perp: London, Julia
The Crime: The Hazards of Hunting a Duke
Classification: Historical Romance
The Weapons: Painfully proper ladies
The Victims:
Ava Fairchild - an innocent, blond beauty who is determined to marry well in order to save her sister and cousin from being married off carelessly by their evil stepfather.
Jared Broderick - a.k.a. Marquis of [...]
Case File #: 00016
The Perp: Sands, Lynsay
The Crime: Single White Vampire (Argeneau Book 3)
Classification: Vampire Romance
The Weapons: Introverted SWV meets extroverted SWF. Plus, there’s a convention.
The Victims:
Lucern Argenaeu: 600-year-old Mr. Isolation lives in Toronto and spends his evenings playing video games and writing vampire romance novels.
Kate C. Leever: Ms. Leever is Lucern’s new editor and [...]
Case File #: 00009
The Perp: Guhrke, Laura Lee
The Crime: Secret Desires of a Gentleman
Classification: Historical Romance
The Weapons: Class unsuitability, repression of feelings and sibling rivalry.
The Victims:
Maria Martingale: the blond hair, hazel eyed daughter of a chef who was going to elope with Lawrence Hawthorne some 12 years ago, only to be sent packing by [...]
Case File #: 00007
The Perp: Kleypas, Lisa
The Crime: Suddenly You
Classification: Historical Romance
The Weapons: Spinsters and rogues and mistaken identity! Oh my! Don’t forget the unplanned pregnancy…
The Victims:
Amanda Briars: the steadfast spinster (just turned 30) novelist who’s a bit plump, a dash too pragmatic and a tad too set in her ways.
Jack Devlin: the maverick [...]
Case File #: 00004
The Perp: Dahl, Victoria
The Crime: To Tempt a Scotsman
Classification: Historical Romance
The Weapons: Scandal! Scandal! Scandal! Oh, don’t forget, people who can’t seem to say what they feel and all the crap that goes along with that nonsense.
The Victims:
Lady Alexandria ‘Alex’ Huntington: the dark-haired, blue eyed fallen sister of a Duke who figures–hey, [...]
Case File #: 00002
The Perp: Kleypas, Lisa
The Crime: Seduce Me at Sunrise
Classification: Historical Romance
The Weapons: Class unsuitability and repression of feelings.
The Victims:
Kevin ‘Kev’ Merripen, tall, dark, and brooding Gypsy with a mysterious tattoo who is super-over-protective of the fragile Win.
Winnifred ‘Win’ Hathaway, the strong willed invalid who miraculously gets better after a few years exercising [...]