When a rogue magician is murdered and secret government papers disappear, Maia and Len must race against time to find the murderer and the papers to decide the fate of all of England's magicians.Lennox Davies is no stranger to plots, lies, and even murder. As an agent for England's Magical Intelligence Agency, that is all in a day's work for him. But this time, the stakes are personal, the last loose ends from a job that ended in tragedy for him during the War—and keeping ...

4 exciting new short stories set in the magical England of the Whitney & Davies series!The Third Thief: Maia Whitney has returned home for her sister's wedding determined to stay aloof from family dramas. Alas, the disappearance of a valuable and possibly cursed bracelet alters her plans. Can this magician's apprentice solve the crime and save her sister's wedding from doom and disaster?Many Magical Returns: On Susannah's seventeenth birthday, she learns why her mother has ...

"Of all the ghastly holidays, Christmas is the worst!"When apprentice magician Maia Whitney's plans for a quiet Christmas with no obligations toward anyone are disrupted by a friend in need, she resigns herself to yet another holiday filled with indigestion and artificial cheer. Things look up when her friend and fellow magician Len Davies joins the adventure, but Maia is still far from feeling merry or bright.Len would go with Maia to the ends of the earth, but th...

Whisked from her troubled, solitary life to a spaceship centuries in the future, widowed folk musician Riss Waldon must first figure out how she got there, and then if it's possible to get home. Before long, she is visiting strange and deadly planets and meeting new alien races, and forming friendships with the crew. Even as they strive to discover a way for her to return, she wonders if it possible to step out of the shadows of her past life and stay here. But when the well-being of the e...

Maia Whitney has held men as they died before, but never in peacetime, and never in her aunt's front hall. And this unexpected death is only the beginning. Someone is stealing magic and life from England's magicians and using them for his or her own gain. No one is safe, not even Magical Intelligence Agent Lennox Davies, whose targeting by the parasite brings him his own set of challenges to work through. Though she is only an apprentice, Maia will not sit back and wait for others to bring...

The walls of Saint Dorothea's College in Cambridge hide more secrets than simply the existence of magic ...Lennox Davies couldn't be happier when the detective agency of Whitney and Davies receives a summons to investigate a missing secretary at the magical college of Saint Dorothea's in Cambridge. He envisions a charming locked room puzzle, to be followed by strolling the streets of the ancient and beautiful university city with his friend and partner in detection Maia Wh...

Includes an exclusivebonus short story!The first book in the new series Desperately Seeking Duke from USA Today bestselling and RITA award-winning author Caroline Linden.It’s no love match…BiancaTate is horrified when her sister Cathy is obliged to accept an offer ofmarriage from Maximilian St. James, notorious rake. Defiantly she helps Cathyelope with her true love, and takes her sister...

‘A page-turning literary gem’ THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 - from the highly acclaimed author of The Best of Intentions and The Photographer of the Lost, comes a beautiful and compelling story based on true events, perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell and Helen Dunmore.One Great War soldier with no memory....

From the author of beloved Top Ten bestsellers The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club and The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle comes a delightful new novel about friendship, love and finding yourself.Far North Queensland, 1993: At 74, former cane farmer Grace Maud is feeling her age, and her isolation, and thinks the best of life may be behind her. Elsewhere in town, high school teacher Pa...

Lord Maxwell Trent has never remained in one place for long. His fascination for history and quest for antiquities has taken him from Pompeii to Greece to Egypt, and now the search of an ancient sword has brought him to London—and back into Miss Rosemary Fairview’s orbit.Miss Fairview has always valued her independence. Raised by travel-mad parents and fascinated by her mother’s archaeological journals, she knew that she’d never be content to settle into the dull life of running a ...

The lovely Miss Hale is the governess to Eliza and Edmund, the children of the Duke of Cromwell. She is ready to love them as her own, but her biggest challenge will be their father. Since his wife died, he wants nothing to do with his children.Lady Isabella Ingram wants the Duke for selfish reasons and will do everything to manipulate him. Will the innocent Miss Hale win the Duke's heart?