Blackmail in the Ballroom

Blackmail in the Ballroom
Author: L. A. Nisula
Publisher: Lisa Anne Nisula
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When Cassie Pengear’s cousin Milly asks her to help a friend leave a blackmail payment at a party, Cassie’s first impulse is to say no. That is until she realizes Milly will help no matter what she says, and when, not if, Milly gets in trouble, it will be up to her to get Milly out of it. But the payment doesn’t quite go as planned, being interrupted by a dead body. And as Milly was involved in the payment, Cassie finds herself dragged into investigating the murder and the blackmail in the ballroom. In a Victorian England that almost existed, a steampunk London where tinkerers and clockwork devices exist alongside hansom cabs and corsets, murder is still solved by traditional observation and intuition. This is the London where American typist Cassandra Pengear finds herself stumbling over corpses and helping Scotland Yard detectives solve murders (although they inexplicably prefer to call it interfering). Follow her adventures in the Cassie Pengear Mystery series, beginning with The Killing at the Carnival.

Three Bodies in London

Three Bodies in London
Author: L. A. Nisula
Publisher: Lisa Anne Nisula
Total Pages: 266
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Join Cassie Pengear on her first three cases in London. The Affair of the Accused Cousin - Cassie arrives in England expecting to join her cousin Milly for a vacation spent having tea and visiting museums. Instead, she finds Milly is the only suspect in the murder of a shopkeeper. The Mystery of the Mechanical Bird - Cassie goes to send a letter home letting everyone know she's arrived safely, only to end up accused of murder herself. The Inconvenient Inspector - Cassie was planning on helping her new London friends move into their new flat, but when she arrives, she finds a policeman on the front step and a landlady accused of murder. In a Victorian England that almost existed, a steampunk London where tinkerers and clockwork devices exist alongside hansom cabs and corsets, murder is still solved by traditional observation and intuition. This is the London where American typist Cassandra Pengear finds herself stumbling over corpses and helping Scotland Yard detectives solve murders (although they inexplicably prefer to call it interfering). Follow her adventures in the Cassie Pengear Mystery series, beginning with The Killing at the Carnival.

Blackmailed into Marriage

Blackmailed into Marriage
Author: Lucy Monroe
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2010-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142685918X

What will happen after their wedding vows. . . ? Find out in this passionate marriage of convenience romance from the USA Today–bestselling author. They had a deal . . . Does he want to break it? Wanting to prove she could make it on her own, Lia Kennedy turned her back on the wealth and privilege of her aristocratic family. It came with far too many strings. But now the single mum needs their help to save her little daughter’s life. They’ll gladly offer it . . . if Lia agrees to marry Spanish billionaire Damian Escoto-Marquez. Stripped of his title at birth, Damian swore he’d find a way to re-enter the world of the blue-blooded elite. The deal making stunning Lia his bride is all business—and he’ll keep telling himself that even with the desire burning between them . . . And again, when Lia’s wedding night revelation forces him to confront whether a purely convenient marriage will bring him everything he wants. From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. “Blackmailed into Marriage is a well-written Presents about a sensitive subject and is superbly handled by Lucy Monroe. Highly recommended!” —The Romance Review (4 stars) “An exotic location, mysterious secrets and a simmering romance which make for an intriguing read!” —CataRomance Reviews (4 stars) “For a romantic, passionate romance with an unusual premise, grab Blackmailed into Marriage; it’s a winner.” —Romance Reviews Today “Blackmailed into Marriage will tug at your heartstrings.” —Writers Unlimited Reviews

The Homecoming Masquerade (Girls Wearing Black, #1)

The Homecoming Masquerade (Girls Wearing Black, #1)
Author: Spencer Baum
Publisher: Spencer Baum
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-08-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In a posh suburb of the nation’s capital, at the most exclusive high school in the world, the vampires who secretly run the government have created a game for America’s daughters of privilege. Show up to Homecoming in a black dress and you’ve entered yourself in a contest where the winner becomes a vampire, and the loser becomes the winner’s first victim. Only the wealthiest, most connected students can hope to win, so when new girl Nicky Bloom wears a black dress to Homecoming, everyone assumes she has a death wish. They don’t know that Nicky has her own agenda. As the dance continues into the night, they will find out that Nicky Bloom is far more than she seems.

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge
Author: Zoë Archer
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466805439

Sweet Revenge Zoë Archer When Jack Dalton escapes from Dunmoor Prison, he has only one thing in mind—finding the nobleman who murdered his sister and making him pay. But when he reaches the inn where the Lord Rockley is rumored to be staying, three well-dressed strangers are there to meet him instead. And the pretty blonde is aiming a pistol right at his head ... Joining Nemesis, Unlimited has made Eva Warrick much more than the well-mannered lady she appears to be—one who can shoot, fight, and outsmart any man in the quest to right the injustices so often suffered by the innocent. She's not afraid of the burly escaped convict, but she is startled by their shared attraction. She and her partners need Jack's help to get to Rockley, but Eva finds she wants Jack for scandalous reasons all her own...

A Room to Die In

A Room to Die In
Author: Ellery Queen
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2015-09-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504019172

A schoolteacher fights to prove that her father’s suicide was actually murder in this classic whodunit from one of the greatest names in mystery fiction. Ann hasn’t seen her mother in three years, and she doesn’t miss her at all. But without warning, Elaine shows up on her daughter’s doorstep, dead broke and hungry for scotch. Ann’s father has just come into an inheritance, and Elaine wants every penny. After a few drinks, she stumbles on her way. A month later, Ann has nearly forgotten her mother’s visit—until a policeman shows up to announce that her father is dead. He was found in his study, the windows shut, the doors locked from the inside. There was a .38 beside him on the floor and a note on the desk suggesting blackmail. The police are convinced that he took his own life, but Ann is certain her father was murdered—and she’ll risk her neck to find out who killed him.

Lady Hope's Dashing Devil

Lady Hope's Dashing Devil
Author: Ava Stone
Publisher: Ava Stone Inc
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Lady Hope Post has suffered the most rotten luck over the last year. She’s lost the love of her life. Her great-uncle and Machiavellian matchmaker the Duke of Danby has a special license just waiting for her somewhere. And after one tiny little phaeton accident in the park, the most devilish earl attempts to blackmail her over the incident. Thaddeus Baxter, the Earl of Kilworth has every intention of restoring luster to the earldom he’s inherited from his ne’er-do-well cousin, but when an adventurous lady upends his phaeton in the park, all of Thad’s perfectly respectable plans are tossed out the window. What are the odds he’d cross paths with the same girl who’d nearly brought down his cousin’s earldom in the first place? And what are the odds he’d lose his heart to her as well?

To Blackmail a Di Sione

To Blackmail a Di Sione
Author: Rachael Thomas
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148800112X

A billionaire has found her weakness—and a fake engagement is the price for what she craves . . . “When you’ve finished making offers for the bracelet, I have a proposition for you.” Billionaire Liev Dragunov has spent a lifetime plotting revenge against those responsible for his family’s ruin. Finally he has the way: Bianca Di Sione. She’s denied their obvious attraction and coolly rebuffs every request to work for him—until he finds her weakness: a diamond bracelet she desperately needs. Bianca is not happy to learn that she must become his fake fiancée if she wants her trinket! But the taste of revenge isn’t as sweet as desire, and Liev discovers that she is innocent in more ways than one . . .

Beyond the Epic

Beyond the Epic
Author: Gene Phillips
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2006-11-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0813171555

Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908–1991) was one of the most prominent directors of the twentieth century, responsible for the classics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). British-born Lean asserted himself in Hollywood as a major filmmaker with his epic storytelling and panoramic visions of history, but he started out as a talented film editor and director in Great Britain. As a result, he brought an art-house mentality to blockbuster films. Combining elements of biography and film criticism, Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean uses screenplays and production histories to assess Lean’s body of work. Author Gene D. Phillips interviews actors who worked with Lean and directors who knew him, and their comments reveal new details about the director’s life and career. Phillips also explores Lean’s lesser-studied films, such as The Passionate Friends (1949), Hobson’s Choice (1954), and Summertime (1955). The result is an in-depth examination of the director in cultural, historical, and cinematic contexts. Lean’s approach to filmmaking was far different than that of many of his contemporaries. He chose his films carefully and, as a result, directed only sixteen films in a period of more than forty years. Those films, however, have become some of the landmarks of motion-picture history. Lean is best known for his epics, but Phillips also focuses on Lean’s successful adaptations of famous works of literature, including retellings of plays such as Brief Encounter (1945) and novels such as Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), and A Passage to India (1984). From expansive studies of war and strife to some of literature’s greatest high comedies and domestic dramas, Lean imbued all of his films with his unique creative vision. Few directors can match Lean’s ability to combine narrative sweep and psychological detail, and Phillips goes beyond Lean’s epics to reveal this unifying characteristic in the director’s body of work. Beyond the Epic is a vital assessment of a great director’s artistic process and his place in the film industry.

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History
Author: Phyllis Perry
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0762768029

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History features 17 short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Centennial State.