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REVIEW of The Murder in Mirth (Lord Trevelin Mysteries #3) by Heidi Ashworth

With a reputation as murky as pond water, Lord Trevelin (aka “Trev”) is used to being ignored, insulted, and given the cut direct. It seems like all of London society has swallowed the nefarious rumors spread about by his evil cousin Evelyn. When an invitation arrives for a country house party, Trev accepts it with…
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REVIEW of O’er the River Liffey, by Heidi Ashworth

After Niall Doherty’s father loses the family fortune, Niall is forced to rely on his professor’s generosity to finish his studies, and his reduced circumstances compel him to take a post as a tutor to two mischievous young lads at an estate in Ireland. On his way there, a mysterious matchmaker promises that he will…
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REVIEW of Miss Armistead Makes Her Choice, by Heidi Ashworth

Mr. Colin Lloyd-Jones has sworn off the London season and ladies in general. After crying off from his unfaithful fiancee, he is in dire need of avoiding any fresh heartbreak. But when the breathtakingly beautiful Elizabeth Armistead knocks on his door after a carriage mishap, his best laid plans come to naught. With the assistance…
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REVIEW of Lord Haversham Takes Command (Miss Delacourt #4), by Heidi Ashworth

Lord Haversham has been in love with Mira Crenshaw for years, but when he returns from the continent, there are three insurmountable obstacles to their union. First, Lord Haversham is a secret agent sworn to protect the young Queen Victoria–how can he even think of courting Mira when the queen’s life is in danger? Second,…
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REVIEW of The Scandal in Honor (Lord Trevelin Mystery #2), by Heidi Ashworth

Two years after the fateful duel that left Lord Trevelin’s face permanently scarred, he has finally found a woman who respects and loves him. But Jane Leavitt’s father is still waffling on setting a date for the wedding. Can Trev be trusted to create no more scandals and to stop meddling in inappropriate things like…
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REVIEW of A Gift for Lord Trevelin, by Heidi Ashworth

Rumors abound about the disreputable Lord Trevelin whose scarred mouth is perpetually twisted into a sneer. When Sophie Lundell glimpses Lord Trevelin at her debut ball, she determines to follow him out onto the veranda and hear from his own lips just why society is determined to shun him and just how he got that…
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REVIEW of Lady Crenshaw’s Christmas (Miss Delacourt #3), by Heidi Ashworth

Anthony and Ginny (or to use their titles–Lord and Lady Crenshaw) have been married for seven months and are just as much in love as ever. But with Ginny now expecting their first child, how will she find the strength to put on a Christmas ball, cope with Anthony’s spiteful relatives, and find Anthony a…
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REVIEW of The Devil in Beauty, by Heidi Ashworth

The Devil in Beauty is Heidi Ashworth’s first foray into historical mystery and the first in a series with the Marquis of Trevelin as a detective. The characters were superbly painted, particularly the protagonist. Lord Trevelin (“Trev”) is a pariah in polite society. Not only did he fight a duel over a married woman, but…
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REVIEW of Miss Delacourt Has Her Day, by Heidi Ashworth

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REVIEW of Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind, by Heidi Ashworth

Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind is a delightful romantic farce in the glorious tradition of Georgette Heyer. When Ginny Delacourt’s great-aunt sends her on a mission to inspect some rosebushes and orders Sir Anthony Crenshaw to be Ginny’s escort, some pesky highwaymen, a stolen carriage, and a two-week quarantine (for fear of chicken pox) at a…