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Determined spinster vs carnivorous wallflower…In a corner of rural England, Fern Oakby makes a living through her knowledge of botany. An unusual case erupts during a storm when a Boston ivy turns monstrous and…carnivorous.However, the solution is not as simple as hacking down the exceedingly rare and hungry plant. The storm also gave life to an origami dragon and bound it to the vine. When a lonely woman pleads with Fern to save the tiny dragon, she is for...

Mandrakes are drawn to lies, and truth never stays buried…Fern finally knows the name of her father’s killer—yet in a world where wealth is armour, knowing isn’t enough. In the pursuit of justice, she turns to dark alchemy after Seth finds a forbidden working that can force any truth to the light.There’s one problem—its key ingredient is a wandering mandrake, a shy nocturnal plant that won’t be taken easily. As fate would have it, the last sighting...

When secrets burn, who will arise from the ashes?Fern Oakby knows Lady Vivian Davies murdered her father. Proving it means taking on a woman protected by wealth, rank, and a society far more willing to ruin Fern than believe her.But Fern is not alone. She goes to London with Seth Drakeman and the formidable family they have gathered around them. Their plan is audacious: bring down the Davies empire—ships, warehouses, railways and all—then use a tru...

The river remembers—and it wants its story told.When Fern Oakby is summoned to the quiet village of Witherby, she expects a stubborn botanical nuisance. Instead, she finds a river strangled by unnatural reeds, a mill ground to a halt, and villagers who no longer dare to go near the water. At dusk, the reeds begin to sing…and something beneath the surface stirs.As Fern and Millie investigate, they uncover an old tragedy, a drowned child, and a grief...

A lady never reveals the true extent of her decay…Hannah Miles lives a quiet existence, helping her parents conduct research into a most terrible affliction – until a gruesome murder during her best friend’s engagement party pulls her from the shadows. With her specialist’s knowledge and demure disposition, Hannah is requested to aid the investigation.Except Hannah discovers her role is to apologise in the wake of the rude and disgraced man tasked ...

Every heart holds a secret, but some are harder to reveal than others…England, 1812. Aster Simmons lives a quiet and orderly existence working as a secretary and indulging in her love for puzzles—until her routine is disrupted by the arrival of an impertinent Scotsman who lounges around her office like an overgrown dog. The heated glances he casts her way make her think very non-routine thoughts.Hamish Logan, captain in the Highland Wolves, has bee...

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...

Some flowers bring beauty. This one brings the dead.In the cemetery of Drake’s Bend, a most unusual flower unfurls its bloom. The spectral orchid signals that a restless soul has returned—and it has unfinished business. Fern must piece together clues to settle a soul who lived an unremarkable life, before villagers are gathered in spectral arms to join it in death.But as Fern unravels the spirit’s final days, she discovers that person’s fate was bo...

Magic is fading. Dragons are vanishing. And Fern Oakby may be the only plantswoman stubborn enough to uncover why.Fern has little patience for society’s expectations. She would far rather be elbow-deep in soil than trapped in a ballroom, and her quiet life in Drake’s Bend suits her perfectly—until a magical storm brings a carnivorous vine and a tiny paper dragon to life. That should have been the strangest thing to happen.It isn’t.As Fern i...

There are two things that can’t talk—moving pictures and dead showgirls…1920, Wellington, New Zealand. Grace Devine is poised to build her thriving dress design business as the twenties begin to soar. But when a fashionable client is murdered, suspicion falls on Grace as the last person to see Agatha alive.As wary clients cancel and business begins to fail, Grace decides there’s only one way to prove her innocence and save her career…this seamstres...

Seraphina Winyard continues to unravel the secrets wound around all, as she reveals the hand that seeks to control her and all of England…This set contains:Book 4: Feint and Doublecross An unexpected move could place Sera in check…or will it be checkmate?A strange beast stalks unfashionable Southbank, taking victims in a horrific fashion. Naturally the Mage Council sends Sera to track the supernatural killer, while pressuring her to marry o...

Dragons love longest, even when hope is gone…As a young woman, Moire Tobin fell hopelessly in love with a brave, loyal, and handsome young naval officer. Nothing, not even her family, could persuade her to spurn the young man. But fate had other ideas. Even when Oliver broke off their engagement, her tattered heart refused to stop loving. Every beat carried with it the promise of hope.Eight years later, Captain Oliver Hartford returns to the quiet ...