BOW STREET'S BEST

   The road to romance is never easy -- especially when murder strikes, killing more than dreams.
     Regency London -- the balls, the soirees, the gowns, the jewels, the glitter and glamour...and the occasional murder. When the darker side of life rears its ugly head, the members of the haut ton want the matter handled discreetly and quickly. They call on Benjamin Frake, a Bow Street Runner who mingles easily with both the upper and lower classes to solve the trickiest mysteries and smooth out the pitfalls in the way of true love..

LADY XANTHE'S MAGIC

Love, even among the members of the Regency’s haut ton, can some-times use a little magical help…and that’s exactly what Lady Xanthe Simms provides.
 
The rippling water in a silver bowl stills, and Xanthe and her huge white cat Titus see the image of a desperate young lady or gentleman. But desperation and wishes are what keep life busy and enter-taining for the resourceful fairy godmother. With a melodic hum—and the fluttering to the floor of one of her gold-tipped wing feathers—Xanthe sets forth to grant her godchild the opportunity to make his or her wish come true. But opportunities are never certainties, and there are many stumbling blocks on the way to true love.

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Ivory and Steel
Bow Street's Best #1

   Miss Phyllida Dearne loves tragedy, but she prefers it to remain on the stage. After their opera party is drugged, Phyllida awakens to find her sister Louisa, Marchioness of Allbury, has been murdered—with a steel blade hidden beneath the ivory sticks of Phyllida’s fan. First on the scene is the marquis’s old friend, Captain Lord Ingram. Phyllida’s immediate attraction to him is shattered as he makes it clear he disapproves of her as much as he did of her sister. But dreams of romance die hard.
     Benjamin Frake of Bow Street sets to work at once uncovering clues and investigating suspects. Phyllida and Ingram join forces to assist the Runner, and Ingram’s antipathy toward Phyllida blossoms into friendship—and something much more. Phyllida fights against what she is certain are her unfounded hopes of love as she fears he has an ulterior motive. Frake has made it clear Ingram is a very likely suspect, and Phyllida finds her logical mind, which can believe in Ingram’s guilt, in aching conflict with her heart, which cannot.
 
Note:  Previously published as A Mysterious Miss. This book has been re-edited by the author.

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A Candlelight Wish
Lady Xanthe's Magic #1

    When Phoebe Caldicot loses her much-needed job as an instructress at a select Bath seminary, she knows exactly whom to blame. Sir Miles Saunderton, the elder brother of one of her pupils, is managing, infuriating and the last man she ever wants to see again. As she gazes into a candle flame, she wishes for security. Marriage seems her only option, but where can a penniless ex-schoolmistress find a suitable husband?
    The rippling water in a silver bowl stills, and Lady Xanthe Simms and her huge white cat Titus see the image of the desperate young lady. But desperation and wishes are what keep life busy and entertaining for the resourceful fairy godmother. With a melodic hum—and the fluttering to the floor of one of her gold-tipped wing feathers—Lady Xanthe sets forth to grant Phoebe the opportunity to make her wish come true. But opportunities are never certain-ties…
 
Note: Previously published. This book has been re-edited by the author.

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An Eligible Bride
The Carstairs Quartet #1

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Fortune's Hunter
Bow Street's Best #2

   Because of the terms of her father’s will, Lady Henrietta has long known she must marry her unpleasant second-cousin Desmond Galbraith, seventh earl of Tavistock. Then a man who epitomizes her romantic daydreams walks into her engagement ball—and she is appalled to discover this is her second-cousin Roland, heir appar-ent to the earldom, returned from his long banishment in India. Her childhood memories of him are confused and vague, but she has often heard the terrible stories of his cruelty. Then Desmond drinks a mocking toast to Lady Netta and dies of oleander poisoning.
    Could Roland have murdered him for the title? While Benjamin Frake of Bow Street sets about uncovering clues and investigating suspects, Lady Netta is torn between her fear of this older cousin and her unde-niable attraction to him. While she begins to question all she has ever known of Roland, he makes it clear she is part of a past he only wants to forget. She soon realizes that in risking her heart, she might also be risking her life.
 
Note: Previously published as A Dangerous Intrigue.  This book has been re-edited by the author

REVIEWS: "Janice Bennett endows readers with an opulent historical whodunit in this second installment of the Bow Street’s Best series." Night Owl Reviews

A Starlight Wish
Lady Xanthe's Magic #2

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The Holly Brooch
The Carstairs Quartet #1.5

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A Desperate Gamble
Bow Street's Best #3

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A Moonlight Wish
Lady Xanthe's Magic #3

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A Hopeful Romantic
The Carstairs Quartet #2

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A Logical Lady
The Carstairs Quartet #3

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A Lady's Champion
The Carstairs Quartet #4

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