Blackstone Underground by Richard Falkirk
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Blackstone while trying to decide how to orchestrate the escape of a young lad from Newgate before he is hung, is being taunted by 'The Diddiki'. That they can break into the vaults of the Bank of England at a prearranged time and the Bow Street Runners cannot stop them.
An enjoyable well-written thriller.
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Seeing Danger by Wendy Vella
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

For yers Devonshire Sinclair has ignored Miss Lilliana Braithwaite, a women with no dress sense and with an awful silliness about her. But one night he rescues her as she is rescuing a child. Then everything changes. But why is she hiding in plain sight. Sinclair is determined to find out.
A paranormal romance/mystery - an enjoyable well-written one.



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Dearest, Loveliest Elizabeth: Pride and Prejudice Continues by P.O. Dixon
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Basically a two part book. One is the very early part of their marriages is the events surrounding Elizabeth's first big dinner party at Pemberley. With her invited and uninvited guests. The latter include Lydia, Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine de Bourgh. I felt that this story ended too abruptedly. I wanted to read more of the represcussions of the dinner.
The second is a Georgiana love story and the introduction of a new character. Darcy's distant cousin Mr. Bingham. This second story didn't have quotes from the original and so was a better story.
An enjoyable read.

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What Lingers In the Heart: A Pride & Prejudice Sweet Variation by Allison Smith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It has been five years since Darcy halted the elopement of his two closest friends. Consequently to avoid the scandal the Bennet family leave Derbyshire and move to Longbourn. But then Wickham and Darcy arrive in the area.
An enjoyable read, generally well-written, (with a few errors) especially as this is the first book by the author in the P&P variation. Certainly a different concept from canon. I did wonder though how they acquired Longbourn, and it was still entailed away. This was not explained.
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from the author

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Blackstone and the Scourge of Europe by Richard Falkirk
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It's now 1820 and George IV sends Blackstone to St Helena to investigate the security of the island and to determine whether Napolean could escape, and did he.
An enjoyable thriller. Another good read in the series.
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Lady Elizabeth by P.O. Dixon
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Who is Lady Elizabeth? When Darcy visits Netherfield Park and sees the Bennets, he begins to wonder. I found Darcy's interference officious, and expect he would dislike the same happening to him. One can only hope that he changes in book two. Unfortunately I didn't really find any of the characters that likeable

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The Study of Silence by Malia Zaidi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It's 1926 and Lady Evelyn Carlisle has finally returned to England, to complete her degree at St. Hugh's, Oxford. Following an end of term dinner party the body of one of the tutor's is found the next morning.
As Evelyn discovered the body she feels the need to investigate the murder, hoping to receive the help of Detective Stanton who she had previously rescued.
An enjoyable, gently paced, character driven mystery which takes its time to resolve.
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