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Dorothea and Ruth. Ruth and Dorothea. Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless. Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea is asked to visit Ruth as part of her charitable works, she could not be more delighted. Her first encounter with a murderer will provide the perfect opportunity to explore Dorothea’s fascination with phrenology and test her theories that the shape of a person’s skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes.

Bordeaux, 1894. Minerva Hawkins is a corset maker with nimble hands, a defiant spirit—and a secret that could upend an entire noble lineage. When blackmailed by the cold and calculating Superintendent Raeburn, who claims she's heir to a Scottish earldom and her mother is captive in his asylum, Minerva is desperate. She turns to the only man daring enough to help: Étienne Sansecours, a former criminal with a past as dangerous as her future.

After a desperate act leaves Jillian Morehouse a fugitive, she flees to Whitechapel. The escapee finds work in a Mayfair corset workshop, but the walls are closing in. Jillian catches the eye of the handsome Michael Kelly, a reformed criminal with a dangerous history he's anxious to keep hidden. The pair are drawn together by a powerful attraction—but their love is tested when she's kidnapped and abandoned in the catacombs beneath London.

Since the loss of her father, Abigail Thatch's life has been in turmoil. Her social status is in shambles, her finances depleted, and she's on the verge of losing her beloved home. But everything changes when she meets the dashing flying machine captain Jasper Blackthorn. Not only does he introduce her to a world she thought only existed in myth and legend, he awakens sensual feelings deep within her.

Join Duchess Katie and Lady Sadie as they explore the works of Historical Romance and the amazing humans writing it. If you like HEAs, or collecting all the books. If you like them with ripped bodices and rakes or rogues. If you love making love at midnight on the roofs of London, then this is the podcast you have been looking for.

Join Duchess Katie and Lady Sadie as they explore the works of Historical Romance and the amazing humans writing it. If You like HEA’s or collecting all the books If you like them with bodices and rakes or roguesif you love making love at midnight on the roofs of London than this is the podcast you have been looking for.

Join hosts Angela Boord, Carissa Broadbent, JD Evans, and Krystle Matar as they dive deep into the nuances of the Romantic Fantasy genre. For writers who want to know more about the Romantic Fantasy Umbrella, and readers who like to hear the behind-the-scenes shop talk of four authors who are figuring out their own beloved genre, come for chaos, weaponized positivity, and a lot of laughs. Stay for the thoughts about romance, sex, and the art of writing.

Bloomsbury presents House of Splinters by Laura Purcell, read by Juanita McMahon. 'An enormous treat . . . beautifully vivid, claustrophobic and macabre . . . a masterful page-turner' Bridget Collins, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding 'Laura Purcell really is a master of the...

Bloomsbury presents Bone China by Laura Purcell, read by Laura Kirman. 'Du Maurier-tastic' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously sinister' HEAT 'A clever, creepy read' SUNDAY EXPRESS Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft’s family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans...