In a country manor in Normandy, the household wakes to a terrible noise. Downstairs, the estate’s secretary has been murdered. There are signs of a break-in, but nothing seems to be missing. What kind of thief commits murder and steals nothing?
Ling Yao is a descendant of the ancient god Kuafu. She inherits the rank of an Ancient God, bearing immense power and the responsibility to protect all three realms. To give birth to a new Ancient God, Ling Yao hides her true identity and secretly marries a mortal man named Xing Yu. But Xing Yu breaks his vow. He brings another woman, Yu Lian, into their home and betrays Ling Yao. Heartbr…
After the tragic death of her parents in a carriage accident, orphaned Pandora is taken in by her uncle, the Bishop of Lindchester / Winchester. She’s never been happy living with him, but things get worse when she overhears a horrifying plan: her uncle intends to marry her off to his chaplain, the Honourable Prosper Witheridge – a man she finds utterly repulsive. Pandora knows she can 
Sorilda is a flame-haired young orphan who has lived under the care of her uncle, the Duke of Nuneaton, since her parents’ tragic death. The Duke was once fair-minded, but his new wife – a beautiful, deceitful Duchess – has turned him bitter and jealous. The Duke suspects his handsome neighbor, the Earl of Winsford, of having an affair with the Duchess. Furious and recently cuckolded, …
Alana has grown up in England believing she’s the daughter of her beloved “Poppie” – a man who raised her and trained her in art, languages, and weapons so she could defend herself. She knows she’ll marry someday, but her education is far from a typical lady’s. Everything changes when Poppie reveals the truth: Alana is actually a princess of Lubinia. Her real parents were the Kin…
Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray thinks she’s just a normal teen. That changes on a night out at the Pandemonium Club with her best friend Simon. Clary witnesses a murder committed by three teenagers covered in strange tattoos and wielding bizarre weapons – but she’s the only one who can see them. Then the victim’s body vanishes into thin air. The next day, more impossible things happen. …
Cherubic eighteen-year-old Anita Lavenham is lost in a woodland daydream after hearing a sermon about the Devil. She’s jolted awake by the sonorous voice of a handsome gentleman asking her to open the gate she’s leaning on. His imperious yet raffish air makes her think he is Lucifer personified – a fallen angel.
Odella Wayne is the beautiful, innocent, yet highly perceptive and intelligent daughter of the local Rector. On a visit to the circus with her maid Emily, Odella decides to see Madame Zosina, the fortune-teller. While waiting in the tent, Odella overhears something horrifying: Madame Zosina is not a real psychic – she’s a spy. Using her “special powers,” Madame Zosina cleverly tricks…
Colonel Romney Wood, a war hero who has just inherited the title Lord Heywood, returns home after six years fighting with the Duke of Wellington. He’s horrified by what he finds: England is in crisis. Agricultural labourers are starving, food shops are empty, and Luddites are destroying new farming machinery. Worse, his own estate, Heywood Abbey, is nearly bankrupt, and his loyal staff face p…
The beautiful young Corena Melville is horrified when a sinister Greek man, Mr. Thespidos, arrives at her home with terrible news: her beloved father, Sir Priam – a prominent archaeologist and expert on Ancient Greek antiquities – is being held prisoner in Greece