At sixteen, Sarah Tolerance scandalized Society when she ran away with her brother's fencing master. After his death, Society expected her to follow the route of all Fallen Women, and become a courtesan.But Sarah Tolerance has never done what was expected of her. Instead, she reinvents herself as an Agent of Inquiry - a private investigator for the Quality. Able to slide between social layers, Miss Tolerance unearths secrets, finds things that were lost, and loses things too danger...

In England of 1811 Queen Charlotte may be Regent, but the fate of women—particularly Fallen women—can be particularly harsh. To avoid the fate of others of her kind, Sarah Tolerance works as an Agent of Inquiry, using her wits and her skill with a short sword to find lost trinkets and wastrel husbands. But sometimes her cases are not so simple.When a fallen woman's life savings is stolen, Miss Tolerance is asked to find the culprit. But what begins as a simple case of swindled fund...

Vonda N. McIntyre preferred to keep her author's biography short and sweet: "Vonda N. McIntyre writes science fiction." While true, this modest claim conceals accomplishments that earned her multiple accolades and an enduring place among the most influential fantasy and science fiction writers of the 20th and 21st centuries.Even more important to the authors of this tribute anthology, McIntyre was a kind and generous supporter of other writers. In Bright Morning, eleven career writ...

For a Fallen Woman and Agent of Inquiry, a young matron of quality is not the usual client. But when such a woman asks Miss Sarah Tolerance to find her sister, Miss Tolerance can't bring herself to say no. The girl has vanished from under her family's roof, apparently bent on elopement with a mysterious stranger.Like, and unlike, Miss Tolerance's own scandalous elopement years ago.Haunted by the similarities between this girl's story and her own, Miss Tolerance is determine...

Miss Sarah Tolerance may be a Fallen Woman, but she refuses to take the path decreed for her by English Society in the year 1810. Instead, she becomes an Agent of Inquiry, hired by those of means in the court of Queen Regent Charlotte.Expecting to specialize in finding lost trinkets and wastrel husbands, her skills with pistol and sword — and her sharp wit — lead her to more complicated cases.Her newest case is one such puzzle: who killed the Chevalier d'Aubigny? The French...

Margaret, Lady Riven, never expected to find herself married, much less enjoying a honeymoon with her vampiric husband. Of course, they’ve only agreed to stay married for logical, practical reasons, but Lord Riven has kept his promise to supply her with excellent tea and even better company as they travel together across the continent. Unfortunately, her newfound notoriety has traveled along with them – so she’s delighted when they arrive at a secluded inn deep within the Black Forest, far...

When the famously dissolute King Thomas III of Britain summons Lady Riven to Vienna to solve a supernatural mystery, her debonair vampiric husband is more than ready to accompany her. However, neither of them is prepared for the true scope of the danger lurking behind all the glittering illusions of Austrian high society...and by the time they solve this mystery, their relationship may change forever.The third and final (for now!) sparkling installment of The Supernatural Adventure...

Margaret Dunhaven may have been forced into marriage with the sinister vampire lord of Shadowcroft Manor to fulfill a family obligation, but she's not about to stay trapped there for long. The beastly man doesn't even have any decent tea leaves in his kitchen!However, when she realizes that she's not the only one who's been tricked into this marital union, it's time to join forces with her unwanted new husband. If they can combine her scholarly skills with his ancient history, then...

When it comes to undercover work, nobody does it better than Madam of Espionage India Black...India and the handsome British spy, French, are ordered to escort a Russian agent to Paris where he will be exchanged for one of Her Majesty’s operatives. The task seems straightforward and India looks forward to enjoying the delights of the city—and the delights of French.But it isn’t long before things go awry and the duo are battling for their lives in the City ...

Stephanie Burgis delivers another irreverent, sparkling, and sexy installment in the Queens of Villainy series, where a seductive fae queen meets her unexpected match in the enemy empire's valiant general.Queen Lorelei is a notorious fae seductress, with a trail of broken hearts in her wake. But behind her glamorous lifestyle and sparkling mask lurks a dangerously intelligent woman who’d do anything to keep her people safe, including kidnap the empire’s most famous...

The complete series of frothy feminist romantasy novellas (and one novel) set in 19th century Angland, full of lady politicians, gentleman magicians, trolls, elves, fae, and women ready to break the rules...SnowspelledIn a very different version of 19th-century England, Cassandra Harwood is trapped in a snowbound house party deep in the elven dales, surrounded by bickering gentleman magicians, manipulative lady politicians, a menacing elf-lord…and,...

Words have power, and secrets can kill…The village of Drake’s Bend has long been guardian of a sacred grove where ancient trees offer gentle counsel to those who dare share their secrets. For centuries, this delicate balance between confession and wisdom has been maintained.Until now.The whisperwoods have turned venomous. The trees sharpen sacred confidences into devastating weapons of betrayal, threatening to tear the local community apart...