The Body on the Doorstep by AJ MacKenzie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1796 - St Mary in the Marsh, Romney Marsh, Kent and the Reverend Hardcastle, answers a knock at his door late one night, only to find a dying man.
What does his last words mean, what is the significance of the shots heard that night, is there any connection to the various smuggling rings up and down the coast, or is it as the inhabitants fear a prelude to an invasion by the French.
Enjoyed this first in the series and will look out for the next one.
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Mrs. Hurst and the Huntsman: a Pride and Prejudice romance by Kate Bedlow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Suffering an unhappy marriage Mrs Hurst goes out for a ride while at Pemberley and encounters the ' huntsman' of the forest. Who is this strange man.
Meanwhile Hurst, knowing he is the cause of his wife's unhappiness decides it time to end it but he must find his wife first.
Some mature content

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Relative Deceit by Karen Aminadra
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In 1911 England, Gregory Rogers has planned for years to get what he believes is rightful his - everything that the Bancroft have.
Sir George Bancroft has brought his family to the brink of ruin only to be saved by Gregory Rogers. But can Rogers himself be saved by the daughter of the household -Jane.

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A Burnable Book by Bruce Holsinger
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In 1385 to even think the King dead is treason a book appears which has predicted the precise death of the first 13 Kings of England, the last is Richard II, his life is now in mortal danger.
Geoffrey Chaucer persuades a fellow poet - John Gower - to find the manuscript and therefore prevent the death of the King.
An interesting story, but I felt at times there was too much description which slowed the pace of the tale

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Moon Signs by Helen Haught Fanick
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Sisters Kathleen and Andrea are visiting the Canaan Valley to visit a house once owned by their grandparents to see whether they can find the mythical Monet painting their grandparents bought.
Soon they find a body

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Black Mail by Neville Steed
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It's the late 1930's and ex-pilot Johnny Black has set up a private detective company when Boots librarian Lucy Merrydew employs him to find out who is trying to blackmail her. As she is engaged to Charles Bolsover, the heir to a wealthy estate she wants everything to be kept quiet. But then blackmail leads to murder.
An enjoyable read
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A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Rosalind Thorne's baronet father abandons his family, and Rosalind is nearly ruined by the scandal she is saved from disgrace by her god-mother Lady Blanchard.
A few years have passed and she has carved out a 'career' is managing the affairs of society’s most influential ladies.
When a body is found at Almack’s, Rosalind uses her contacts to try to solve the mystery.
Very enjoyable, hopefully there is more to come.
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