by Tasha Alexander
At a country house party, invited by her friend Ivy, Lady Emily Ashton expects that she will be irritated but she doesn't expect that her one of her irritations would end up dead. Ivy's husband is arrested for the murder and Emily feels that she needs to defend the innocent and prove who did it. It'...
Reading the first Lady Emily book I of course adored the characters but it wasn't just that. I was also amazed by the attention to detail about life in the Victorian times and the amount of research that has clearly gone into it.Which makes it even more disappointing that the author didn't bother wi...
I'll admit, I read a short story the author posted online about Emily and Colin that takes place immediately after A Fatal Waltz, before I read this book. The short story was replete with spoilers, so I knew, in essence, how this book ended. I don't mind spoilers and I've been known to seek them o...
Once again I'm impressed with all the details of Edwardian culture that Tasha Alexander gets right. It makes her novels a pleasure to read.
I was on the edge of my seat reading this book... And I blush to say that I didn't give Colin as much faith as Lady Emily did! The Countess had me seeing red every time she was present; I realize that was her purpose and goal. She'd have had an easy time of it with me, if I'd have been Lady Emily!So...
A Fatal Waltz by Tasha AlexanderThe third in the Lady Emily Ashton mysteries. Like the first two, the book concerns an investigation which Lady Emily undertakes as well as a growing romance with another character (who shall remain nameless because of spoilers for the first book). This one takes La...
Another fantastic effort from Ms. Alexander. This is probably my second favorite of the three Lady Ashton books thus far, with A Poisoned Season being my favorite. This book is very exciting with some thriller elements added in with the suspense this time as well. There are a lot of tense moments ...
Lady Emily Ashton and her fiance the dashing Colin Hargreaves are invited to a shooting party at the home of a very influential member of the government, Lord Fortescue. Lord Fortescue has taken a strong dislike to Lady Emily and makes it clear that he plans to sabotage any plans she has of actuall...
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