Jewels on the Water: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel by Rachel Elizabeth
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1844 and the second son of Charles and Jane Bingley is Captain of the trading ship SS Amelia Rose. On the next voyage Captain Thomas Edmund Bingley and his crew have one passenger - Lady Rachel Warren.
Has he like his father found his angel, but what is she hiding. Can these two people have their happy ending.
An enjoyable story about new characters.

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Searcher of the Dead by Nancy Herriman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1590's and after the death of her family Bess Ellyott has gone to live with her brother Robert Marshall. All is well until the husband of her sister Dorothie, Fulke Crofton, is found hanged. Although the coroner proclaims a suicide Bess is not convinced. With the help of the town constable Christopher Harwoode she hopes to prove and find the murderer.
An enyoyable well-written mystery with some likeable charaters and the growing relationship between Harwoode and Bess. A good start to a new series.
A NetGalley Book

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Only Mr. Darcy Will Do by Kara Louise
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It is nearly a year since Mr. Bennet's death and Elizabeth is working as a governess to the Willstone's daughter. But the Willstones are acquaintances of the Bingleys and she hears rumours of an understanding between Miss Darcy and Bingley. What are the reasons for the Willstones to be invited to Pemberley. Is it just that he can get to known Miss Matthews, Miss Willstone's sister better?
An enjoyable, well-written story which probably deserves a 3.5 rating

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Nachtstürm Castle: A Gothic Austen Novel by Emily C.A. Snyder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In this Northanger Abbey sequel Catherine and Henry Tilney set off on a tour of Europe and visit Nachtsturm Castle where they have their own Gothic adventure. Or as Catherine believes a play set up by her loving husband.
An enjoyable read.

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Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament by Martin Davies
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The accidentally death of a man outside Baker Street with his last words heard by Flotsam. The diasppearence of Viscount Wrexham and the discovery of his body. Rumours of haunting in and around Broomheath Hallin the north. And the rumours of the discovery of the last testament by Lazarus. Mrs Hudson and Flotsam with the aid of Holmes and Watson investigates.
Thoroughly enjoyable well-written mystery. Hoping for a Book Four.

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The Trials: A Pride and Prejudice Story by Timothy Underwood
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Four years have passed since that Hunsford proposal. Bennet is dead, Lydia is a unmarried mother, Gardiner is bankrupt and Elizabeth is working as a governess to Lady Catherines ward. To make it worse the mad Lady Catherine blackmails Darcy into marrying Anne de Bourgh. Darcy who believes it is better for four people to be ruined then one. Quite a few characters seem to be on the wild side of normal, and a bad portrayal of Colonel Fitzwilliam is always a downer for me.

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The Gaslight Stalker: Nobody is safe in Whitechapel... by David Field
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

London, 1888 and Martha Turner, friend of Esther Jacobs seamstress, is found dead, mutilated. With the help of a police officer, Jack Enright, Esther is determined to help find her killer. Then another body is found. Is there a connection, and who is this person calling himself Jack the Ripper.
I enjoyed this mystery and the main characters are a likeable pair. Definitely a decent start to a new historical mystery series.,

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