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    Lady Odelia's Secret: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #2
    Lady Ambition's Dilemma: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #3
    Lady Helena Investigates: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #1
    Ebook series3 titles

    The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries Series

    By Jane Steen

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    A dynasty is at stake.

     

    It seemed like a straightforward request–and Helena is used to her sister Blanche making demands on her time and fortune.

     

    But the most ambitious of her sisters reveals a dilemma that may wipe out the title she holds. When tragedy strikes, Helena must reprise her role as the Investigating Lady to save a nephew she doesn't even like.

     

    And what about her own future? The return of a hero from the past awakens old emotions and suggests new possibilities, while the revelation of the full extent of Armand Fortier's family secret poses a challenge Fortier himself thinks insurmountable. Where will Cupid's arrows land?

     

    Join Helena as she contends with a potential scandal that's even bigger than the last one, gains new allies and an enemy with a most convincing argument, and learns a secret that may change the course of history.


     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAspidistra Press
    Release dateMar 14, 2018
    Lady Odelia's Secret: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #2
    Lady Ambition's Dilemma: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #3
    Lady Helena Investigates: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Lady Helena Investigates: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #1
      Lady Helena Investigates: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #1

      Lady Helena Investigates: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #1

      Jane Steen
      4/5 - 8 ratings
      4/5 - 8 ratings

      A reluctant lady sleuth finds she's investigating her own family.   1881, Sussex. With a drowned husband—the second love lost—an overbearing family, no longed-for child, and the responsibility of a huge baroque mansion, it's not surprising Lady Helena Whitcombe is overwhelmed. When attractive, mysterious, French physician Armand Fortier disturbs her first weeks of mourning with his theory of murder, Helena's reluctant and ineffective attempts at investigation are hardly life-changing—until the resulting revival in her long-abandoned herbalist studies bring her into confrontation with her past and her family's.   Can Lady Helena survive bereavement the second time around? Can she stand up to her six siblings' assumption of the right to control her new life as a widow? And what role will Fortier—who, as a physician, is a most unsuitable companion for an earl's daughter—play in her investigations?   Every family has its secrets. The Scott-De Quincy family has more than most.  

      A reluctant lady sleuth finds she's investigating her own family.   1881, Sussex. With a drowned husband—the second love lost—an overbearing family, no longed-for child, and the responsibility of a huge baroque mansion, it's not surprising Lady Helena Whitcombe is overwhelmed. When attractive, mysterious, French physician Armand Fortier disturbs her first weeks of mourning with his theory of murder, Helena's reluctant and ineffective attempts at investigation are hardly life-changing—until the resulting revival in her long-abandoned herbalist studies bring her into confrontation with her past and her family's.   Can Lady Helena survive bereavement the second time around? Can she stand up to her six siblings' assumption of the right to control her new life as a widow? And what role will Fortier—who, as a physician, is a most unsuitable companion for an earl's daughter—play in her investigations?   Every family has its secrets. The Scott-De Quincy family has more than most.  

    • 2

      Lady Odelia's Secret: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #2
      Lady Odelia's Secret: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #2

      Lady Odelia's Secret: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #2

      Jane Steen
      4/5 - 3 ratings
      4/5 - 3 ratings

      Do you ever really know your family?   In the 1880s a sixth daughter learns not to ask for much, even if she's the daughter of an earl. Even if she married the richest man in her corner of Sussex. Even if she's now a widow with a splendid Georgian mansion.   Lady Helena Whitcombe is still trying to adjust to widowhood and reconcile her family loyalties with her desires when her artist sister Odelia makes a startling suggestion. Why not make her mark on the house that's now all hers, by commissioning a magnificent work of art from one of London's most celebrated painters?   Lady Odelia invites Helena into the seductive world of medieval fantasies and fairy tales she has inhabited since Helena was a child. But when a shocking series of events exposes the destructive reality of a great artist's unusual lifestyle, Helena and her lady's maid Guttridge are called on to help—or is it to interfere?   Looming danger, the risk of scandal, and competing loyalties force Helena to re-evaluate her relationship with the sister she's always loved the most.   What is Lady Odelia's secret? Find out in this gripping continuation of the Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, a story that blends mystery and historical detail with Downton Abbey-style saga as the truths about Helena's aristocratic family unfold. Read it now before the secret gets out!

      Do you ever really know your family?   In the 1880s a sixth daughter learns not to ask for much, even if she's the daughter of an earl. Even if she married the richest man in her corner of Sussex. Even if she's now a widow with a splendid Georgian mansion.   Lady Helena Whitcombe is still trying to adjust to widowhood and reconcile her family loyalties with her desires when her artist sister Odelia makes a startling suggestion. Why not make her mark on the house that's now all hers, by commissioning a magnificent work of art from one of London's most celebrated painters?   Lady Odelia invites Helena into the seductive world of medieval fantasies and fairy tales she has inhabited since Helena was a child. But when a shocking series of events exposes the destructive reality of a great artist's unusual lifestyle, Helena and her lady's maid Guttridge are called on to help—or is it to interfere?   Looming danger, the risk of scandal, and competing loyalties force Helena to re-evaluate her relationship with the sister she's always loved the most.   What is Lady Odelia's secret? Find out in this gripping continuation of the Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, a story that blends mystery and historical detail with Downton Abbey-style saga as the truths about Helena's aristocratic family unfold. Read it now before the secret gets out!

    • 3

      Lady Ambition's Dilemma: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #3
      Lady Ambition's Dilemma: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #3

      Lady Ambition's Dilemma: The Scott-De Quincy Mysteries, #3

      Jane Steen
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      A dynasty is at stake.   It seemed like a straightforward request–and Helena is used to her sister Blanche making demands on her time and fortune.   But the most ambitious of her sisters reveals a dilemma that may wipe out the title she holds. When tragedy strikes, Helena must reprise her role as the Investigating Lady to save a nephew she doesn't even like.   And what about her own future? The return of a hero from the past awakens old emotions and suggests new possibilities, while the revelation of the full extent of Armand Fortier's family secret poses a challenge Fortier himself thinks insurmountable. Where will Cupid's arrows land?   Join Helena as she contends with a potential scandal that's even bigger than the last one, gains new allies and an enemy with a most convincing argument, and learns a secret that may change the course of history.  

      A dynasty is at stake.   It seemed like a straightforward request–and Helena is used to her sister Blanche making demands on her time and fortune.   But the most ambitious of her sisters reveals a dilemma that may wipe out the title she holds. When tragedy strikes, Helena must reprise her role as the Investigating Lady to save a nephew she doesn't even like.   And what about her own future? The return of a hero from the past awakens old emotions and suggests new possibilities, while the revelation of the full extent of Armand Fortier's family secret poses a challenge Fortier himself thinks insurmountable. Where will Cupid's arrows land?   Join Helena as she contends with a potential scandal that's even bigger than the last one, gains new allies and an enemy with a most convincing argument, and learns a secret that may change the course of history.  

    Author

    Jane Steen

    Jane Steen has lived in three countries but is now back in her native England, living on the south east coast. She’s always had one foot in the past and loves to write fiction set in the nineteenth century, drawing on Victorian traditions of mystery, melodrama, and hauntings. She’s passionate about promoting quality indie publishing and great historical fiction, and writes feature articles for the Historical Novel Society, of which she’s an active member. She also participates in the work of the Alliance of Independent Authors and the 10-Minute Novelists, and was the originator of the Ethical Author Code and the 365K Challenge.

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