false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172260366m/155659.jpg 155659 18 In financial straits and on the path to spinsterhood, Venetia Milton thought her stay at the remote, ramshackle Arcane House would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to engineer her own ravishment. She was there to photograph the artifacts collected by a highly secretive organization, founded two centuries earlier by an alchemist. And the alchemist's descendant-her employer, Gabriel Jones-has the eyes of a sorcerer. <br><br> But despite Venetia's intent to seduce Mr. Jones and move on, she is shattered upon her return home to read in the press of his violent demise. Using the sizable fee Mr. Jones paid her, Venetia establishes a new life, opening a gallery in London. Of course, posing as a respectable widow makes it easier to do business, so-in a private tribute to her lost, only lover-she assumes the identity of "Mrs. Jones." <br><br> Her romantic whim, however, will cause unexpected trouble. For one thing, Mr. Jones is about to stride, living and breathing, back into Venetia's life. And the two share more than a passionate memory-indeed, they are bonded by a highly unusual sort of vision, one that goes far beyond Venetia's abilities as a photographer. They also share a terrible threat-for someone has stolen a centuries-old notebook from Arcane House that contains a formula believed to enhance psychic powers of the kind Gabriel and Venetia possess. And the thief wants to know more-even if he must kill the keeper of the Arcane Society's treasures, or the photographer who catalogued them, to obtain such knowledge. 3363163 2006 Second Sight (Arcane Society, # 1) total:817|5:167|4:304|3:277|2:50|1:19| 817 3001 1114 73 3 2 false false Mon Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun May 25 18:15:42 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 18:16:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 12 19:07:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 11:12:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 25 19:12:01 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 19:13:16 -0700 2008
In "Second Sight", photographer Venetia Milton has a romantic encounter with Gabriel Jones, heir to the Arca...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 20 04:07:32 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 04:14:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false true Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:03:32 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:43:41 -0700 2009
This story is about Venetia Milton 'Jones' an...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 08:18:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 06:25:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 08 12:08:43 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 21:04:01 -0800 2008
Second Sight soaked up traveling time to Toronto. Three day vacation. I was with my parents and da...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 19:31:49 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 22:05:01 -0700 2009
There was not a lot of romance but what is th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 26 14:00:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 14:06:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 14:44:16 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:08:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 06:24:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 05:53:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:07:42 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 22:59:16 -0700 2009
I'm tempted to categorize this as a romance novel, but the romance part is secondary to the mystery and adventure.

I'll be reading more by this author - or...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 06:30:38 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 06:39:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 05:29:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 05:31:30 -0700 2009
It was definitely a little predictable in the romance department but the mystery part of it was fun and not so easily figured out.

I'll probably read more in this series.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:53:35 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:59:34 -0800 2009 Kind of a goofy book set in Victorian England-an action mystery-characters paranormal powers. Female protagonist-cool! I found the sex parts really goofy. Maybe in print, it wouldn't be so bad, but ugghh! ]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 13:25:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 13:25:39 -0700 2009
This is a lot of fun, enjoy!]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 20:31:41 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 07:20:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Apr 09 14:10:11 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 06:49:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 17 19:36:51 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 19:38:37 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 30 10:17:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 10:17:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=155659