An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell, #6)

by Deanna Raybourn

“That goat, I will have you know, is an example of Capra ibex, the European mountain goat. Furthermore, this particular specimen is an extremely rare variety found only on the slopes of the Alpenwald.

Papilio athena, sported a delicate blue coloration, its hindwings touched lightly with a spot of white, like a tender bloom against an Alpine sky.

the Hippolyta Club, an establishment devoted to the edification and fellowship of women of adventure. To those of us who were members, it was affectionately known as the Curiosity Club,

Alpenwald, a tiny country lodged precariously on the border between Germany and France.

“Her Serene Highness, Gisela Frederica Victoria Helena, the Hereditary Princess of the Alpenwald and ruler of that country.

There will always be men who rally to the cause of another man in his moment of disgrace simply because they fear their own so deeply.”

her lady-in-waiting, the Baroness von Wallenberg.”

She claimed women were, by nature and nurture, more adaptable and easygoing than men, better able to govern their tempers and work in harmony with circumstances rather than against them.

Alpenwalder aristocrat, the Duke of Lokendorf.

“Guimauve,” I repeated. “What an apt name!” It was the French word for the marshmallow flower, Althaea officinalis, a most useful herb with a broad white bloom that bore a striking resemblance to the creature before me.

You are all that I want and more than I deserve, and I will go to my grave thanking a god in whom I do not believe for bringing me to you.