Cindy Anstey

In 1834 London, Sophia Thompson gets to try her hand at detective work when she must partner with a policeman to investigate her cousin's mysterious death. 1834. Sophia Thompson wants nothing more than to be one of the famed Bow Street Runners, London's most elite corps of detectives. No woman has never before joined their ranks-- and her family has forbidden her from pursuing such an unladylike goal. When her cousin Daphne begs Sophia to look into...

In 1800s London, a young heiress and her lawyer are caught up in a kidnapping plot to steal her fortune, but as their investigation delves deeper and their affections for each other grow, Lydia starts to wonder what she truly wants. 1800's London. Lydia Whitfield plans to run the family estate until she marries the man of her late father's choosing, spending the rest of her days as a devoted wife. Law clerk Robert Newton is tasked with drawing up...

"1833. A near-fatal carriage accident has deposited an unconscious young woman on the doorstep of Hardwick Manor and into the care of young Lord James Ellerby. But when she finally awakens, it is with no memory of who she is or where she came from. Beth, as she calls herself, has no identity; the only clue to her circumstances is a recurring nightmare of a hummingbird, blood dripping from its steel beak. With the help of James and his sister, Caroline,...