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Lady Priscilla Flanders and Sir Neville Hathaway #6
The Wedding Caper
The long-awaited wedding of Sir Neville Hathaway and Lady Priscilla Flanders is only three weeks away—and an evening at the threatre should prove a welcome diversion. But before the final curtain, a noblewoman is slain in her private box...
BETWEEN THE ACTS
Was the killer a mere thief, desperate to cover up his crime? Or did Lady Harmony Lummis die at the hands of her lover, the acclaimed thespian Reginald Birdwell? Neville and Priscilla begin to investigate before the body is cold, but the murderer eludes them. Now all the ton is abuzz—and gossip has it that Harmony's indifferent husband paid the handsome actor to keep his wife happy...
There is only one clue to follow: Harmony's jeweled brooch was ripped from her gown. The bauble is a family heirloom of unique design, and if the murderer has pawned it, Neville and Priscilla can track him down. But to find the killer, they must borrow costumes from the shuttered theatre and play the role of criminals...on the most dangerous streets in London...
BETWEEN THE ACTS
Was the killer a mere thief, desperate to cover up his crime? Or did Lady Harmony Lummis die at the hands of her lover, the acclaimed thespian Reginald Birdwell? Neville and Priscilla begin to investigate before the body is cold, but the murderer eludes them. Now all the ton is abuzz—and gossip has it that Harmony's indifferent husband paid the handsome actor to keep his wife happy...
There is only one clue to follow: Harmony's jeweled brooch was ripped from her gown. The bauble is a family heirloom of unique design, and if the murderer has pawned it, Neville and Priscilla can track him down. But to find the killer, they must borrow costumes from the shuttered theatre and play the role of criminals...on the most dangerous streets in London...
253 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2004
About the author
Jo Ann Ferguson
82 books33 followersPlease note, this author also writes under the name J.A. Ferguson, Jocelyn Kelley and Rebecca North.
"One of my favorite memories is lying on the grass on a knoll on a late summer day and telling my sister stories I was making up," says Jo Ann Ferguson, who also writes as J.A. Ferguson, Joanna Hampton, Jo Ann Brown, and Rebecca North."There's something magical about being able to spend time with people you enjoy in your imagination. As a writer, I get to go with my characters to their time and place so I can share their adventures and falling in love for the first time…all over again."
She has had a few adventures of her own, including a stint as an Army quartermaster officer where she was the first and only woman in her unit. She still enjoys traveling to the locations of her books and learning all about those places and people. Researching her novels is part of the fun. Whether it's ghosts, calling cards, how to fire an antique gun, or traveling to a world that exists only in her imagination, she pays a great deal of attention to the details that delight her reader. She's even learned a bit of Russian, Arabic, Welsh, and a lot of Regency slang.
Her work has been honored with award nominations from Pearl, ROMY, Romantic Times, Rom/Con, and Affaire de Coeur magazine. Amazon Books chose her novels to showcase. And Romance Writers of America bestowed the two ARTemis Awards for Jo Ann's Zebra Regencies: The Counterfeit Count and A Christmas Bride.
Nonfiction also appeals to her, because it's where she got her start, seeing her first byline when she was twelve years old. She contributed to an encyclopedia of the English Regency period published by Garland Press. For all three editions of the New England Chapter's Now That You've Sold Your Book…What Next?, she has served as co-editor.
Believing in giving back, Jo Ann has served Romance Writers of America on both the local and national levels. She has served on the national board as president as well as a director and at term as vice president. For her volunteer work, she was given RWA's highest honor, the Emma Merritt National Service Award. She is also a creative writing instructor. She was awarded a Massachusetts Art Grant to teach creative writing and then established several creative writing courses at Brown University. Many of her students have gone on to publishing careers of their own.
She lives in Massachusetts, where her favorite hero—her husband, Bill—and their children and two cats. She's not sure which is the most spoiled.
"One of my favorite memories is lying on the grass on a knoll on a late summer day and telling my sister stories I was making up," says Jo Ann Ferguson, who also writes as J.A. Ferguson, Joanna Hampton, Jo Ann Brown, and Rebecca North."There's something magical about being able to spend time with people you enjoy in your imagination. As a writer, I get to go with my characters to their time and place so I can share their adventures and falling in love for the first time…all over again."
She has had a few adventures of her own, including a stint as an Army quartermaster officer where she was the first and only woman in her unit. She still enjoys traveling to the locations of her books and learning all about those places and people. Researching her novels is part of the fun. Whether it's ghosts, calling cards, how to fire an antique gun, or traveling to a world that exists only in her imagination, she pays a great deal of attention to the details that delight her reader. She's even learned a bit of Russian, Arabic, Welsh, and a lot of Regency slang.
Her work has been honored with award nominations from Pearl, ROMY, Romantic Times, Rom/Con, and Affaire de Coeur magazine. Amazon Books chose her novels to showcase. And Romance Writers of America bestowed the two ARTemis Awards for Jo Ann's Zebra Regencies: The Counterfeit Count and A Christmas Bride.
Nonfiction also appeals to her, because it's where she got her start, seeing her first byline when she was twelve years old. She contributed to an encyclopedia of the English Regency period published by Garland Press. For all three editions of the New England Chapter's Now That You've Sold Your Book…What Next?, she has served as co-editor.
Believing in giving back, Jo Ann has served Romance Writers of America on both the local and national levels. She has served on the national board as president as well as a director and at term as vice president. For her volunteer work, she was given RWA's highest honor, the Emma Merritt National Service Award. She is also a creative writing instructor. She was awarded a Massachusetts Art Grant to teach creative writing and then established several creative writing courses at Brown University. Many of her students have gone on to publishing careers of their own.
She lives in Massachusetts, where her favorite hero—her husband, Bill—and their children and two cats. She's not sure which is the most spoiled.
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January 2, 2024
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"Watching over her and her children had started as a pleasant pas time. He had not expected to become heart-smitten with her; in fact, he would have laughed at any man who dared to suggest that was destined to be his fate.
Now he could not wait for the moment when there would be no need to knock on her door and wait for it to be answered." (68) heart smitten!
"'I would be labeled cow-hearted to flee her company.'
'Or wise.'" (80) is that where the term "coward" comes from??? Also yes never stop fearing Aunt Cordelia, she remains terrifying
"When she heard someone land a fist against bare flesh, she cried, 'Neville!' She reached for the boards to climb back over. She yanked her fingers back. [Neville had] doubted the wall would hold both of them, so she must give him a chance to scale it." (134) really good example of Pris behaving more sensibly than 95% of category romance heroines
"She gave him her iciest smile, resisting her urge to put him at ease. This man did not deserve the manners she used with the Polite World or her neighbors in Stonehall-on-Sea, He made a profit from the misfortunes of others." (141-142) yes because the Polite World never draws its riches from, say, the slave trade. Pawn shop owners are clearly more predatory.
"'I should have known better than to let you talk me into coming to Ward's gathering. That chicken-nabob is intolerable.'" (156) chicken nabob!
"'Why can't you be happy for her that she found love with Papa and now with Uncle Neville?'
In lieu of an answer and admission that Daphne was correct, Aunt Cordelia changed the subject" (209) never change, Aunt Cordelia
"'This murderer must be stopped!' announced Aunt Cordelia in a tone that suggested nobody else had given credence to such a course of action before." (236-237)
September 9, 2008
good, they finally got married. But not great.
August 7, 2014
Fun, old style Regency mystery
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