Tag Archives: Regency

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Case File #: 0023
The Crime: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Perp: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Classification: (defies classification)
The Weapons: manky dreadfuls, katana swords, Brown Bess muskets, daggers, outdated social exigencies
The Victims: Jane Austen
The Accessories: hoards of British undead, aka “manky dreadfuls,” aka “unmentionables,” aka “the stricken”
Violations:

Mr. Darcy is rendered not unlovable but awkward by his [...]

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The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount

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, [...]

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The Perils of Pursuing a Prince

Case File: 00020
The Perp: London, Julia
The Crime: The Perils of Pursuing a Prince
Classification: Historical Romance
The Weapons: Viking ruins, a mysterious white house , Welsh amulet, rumors, fish stews, and excessive cunnilingus.
The Victims:

Greer Fairchild: a young society woman, who, suddenly finding herself dependent on her evil stepfather, decides to find her long lost Welsh relatives in [...]

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The Hazards of Hunting a Duke

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 [...]

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The Two Dukes of Wyndham

Series Profile #: 00001

The Perp: Quinn, Juila
The Crimes:

The Lost Duke of Wyndham
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume

Classification: Regency Romance
The Weapons:

Highwaymen, under appreciated companions and lost heirs.
Identity crisis, under appreciated fiances and lost heirs.

The Victims:

Jack Audley and Grace Eversleigh: The highwayman who’s the heir to the dukedom and the companion to the Dowager Duchess of [...]

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Brighter Than the Sun

Case File #: 00006

The Perp: Quinn, Julia
The Crime: Brighter Than the Sun
Classification: Regency Romance
The Weapons: Marriage of convenience!
The Victims:

Miss Eleanore ‘Ellie’ Lyndon: the no-nonsense daughter of a vicar (and younger sister of Victoria Lyndon from Everything and the Moon) with remarkable financial acumen.
Charles Wycomb, Earl of Billington: the dashing Earl that compulsively writes lists [...]

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At the Bride Hunt Ball

Case File #: 00003
The Perp: Parker, Olivia
The Crime: At the Bride Hunt Ball
Classification: Regency Romance
The Weapons: One clumsy gal with self esteem issues and one duke who isn’t looking to marry…ever.
The Victims:

Madelyn Haywood, the buxom red-head with an evil stepmother, a heart of gold and a penchant for making a fool of herself.
Gabriel [...]

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