Deze serie duikt in de diepten van de menselijke psyche en moraliteit via aangrijpende misdaadplots. Elke aflevering biedt een opzichzelfstaand verhaal met nieuwe personages en complexe zaken die de moed van zowel rechercheurs als lezers op de proef stellen. De duistere sfeer en de realistische weergave van misdaad garanderen een boeiende leeservaring voor fans van intelligente detectiveverhalen.
Jack Turner, a scoundrel from London's slums, uses his underworld skills to help others, but distrusts nobility, including the handsome soldier Oliver Rivington. After the war, Oliver seeks a stable life but finds himself irresistibly drawn to Jack, leading to a compelling connection between the two men.
"An earl hiding from his future . . . Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is mad. At least, that's what he and most of the village believes. A brilliant scientist, he hides himself away in his family's crumbling estate, unwilling to venture into the outside world. When an annoyingly handsome man arrives at Penkellis, claiming to be Lawrence's new secretary, his carefully planned world is turned upside down. A swindler haunted by his past . . . Georgie Turner has made his life pretending to be anyone but himself. A swindler and con man, he can slip into an identity faster than he can change clothes. But when his long-dead conscience resurrects and a dangerous associate is out for blood, Georgie escapes to the wilds of Cornwall. Pretending to be a secretary should be easy, but he doesn't expect that the only madness he finds is the one he has for the gorgeous earl.Can they find forever in the wreckage of their lives? Challenging each other at every turn, the two men soon give into the desire that threatens to overwhelm them. But with one man convinced he is at the very brink of madness and the other hiding his real identity, only true love can make this an affair to remember." -- back cover
In this historical romance, Lord Courtenay, shunned after a scandalous novel, seeks to restore his reputation with the help of Julian Medlock, a man of proper behavior. As they spend time together, desire complicates their relationship, forcing them to confront their feelings and the secrets that could ruin them.
"Lady's maid Molly Wilkins is done with thieving--and cheating and stabbing and all the rest of it. She's determined to keep her hands to herself, so she really shouldn't be tempted to seduce her employer's prim and proper companion, Alice. But how can she resist when Alice can't seem to keep her eyes off Molly? For the first time in her life, Alice Stapleton has absolutely nothing to do. The only thing that seems to occupy her thoughts is a lady's maid with a sharp tongue and a beautiful mouth. Her determination to know Molly's secrets has her behaving in ways she never imagined as she begins to fall for the impertinent woman. When an unwelcome specter from Alice's past shows up unexpectedly at a house party, Molly volunteers to help the only way she knows how: with a little bit of mischief."--Provided by publisher.