The Counterfeit Clue
A gargoyle’s stony-eyed glare could not have been more intimidating than the gaze of the woman across from her, but Gemma would not let...
The Peacock Throne
Mayfair-London, England Home of the Earl of Danbury March 28, 1802 Chapter 1 The tiny snick of the latch sounded. Anthony rubbed at the...
An Unscripted Courtship
Chapter 1 We know what we are, but know not what we may be. —Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5 Tuxedo Park, New York, 1901 Robert...
MAGISTRATE'S FOLLY
Prologue February 6, 1773 London, England From his perch above the fray, Graham Sinclair eyed his courtroom. The shabbiness of his domain...
Colonial Courtships-Impressed by Love
HMS Aries, off the coast of New England October 1762 Phoebe flinched as another round of cannon fire slammed into Aries’ hull. The crew...
Mistletoe Memories
December 6, 1910 Olympia Paris crushed the cheap paper of the tax collector’s letter in her fist. Trying to talk to him had been less...
Vanishing Act
Chapter 1 May 6, 1862 Washington, D.C. Juliet palmed the thin stack of note cards on the table and slid them up her sleeve. Her fingers...
Diamond in the Rough
Chapter 1 April 1861 Eureka, California “They’re dying, Hodge!” Lily burst through the door of the general store. “I don’t know what’s...
