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    A Dangerous Liaison with Detective Lewis
    A Dangerous Liaison with Detective Lewis
    A Dangerous Liaison with Detective Lewis
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    A Dangerous Liaison with Detective Lewis

    By Jillian Stone

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    The fates had been perversely mischievous of late—case in point, Raphael Lewis. . . .

    When Fanny Greyville-Nugent’s father suffers a gruesome death in the clutches of his own machine, mourning his loss is not the beautiful heiress’s only heartbreak. Scotland Yard is convinced he was targeted in a plot to halt the rise of industry, and Fanny’s former fiancé, dashing and dubious detective Raphael “Rafe” Lewis, has been assigned to the case.

    For the estranged ex-lovers, bringing the notorious assassins to justice proves as tumultuous as quelling pent-up desires. Fighting peril and passion at every turn of a dangerous journey from Edinburgh to London, they are pursued by an anarchist group hell-bent on destroying her father’s mysterious entry into the London Industrial Exposition.

    When an astonishing discovery about the couple’s failed engagement surfaces, the sleuthing duo realize they can trust no one. Rafe confesses new details about his infidelity and Fanny risks all to avenge her father’s murder. But will Rafe and Fanny triumph over the pain of their past?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateAug 28, 2012
    ISBN9781451629088
    A Dangerous Liaison with Detective Lewis
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    Jillian Stone

    Jillian Stone was the 2010 RWA Golden Heart winner in Historical Romance for her debut novel, An Affair with Mr. Kennedy, the first in her Scotland Yard trilogy. She also writes a steampunk series for Kensington books. Visit her at GJillianStone.com.

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      Book 2 features Detective Lewis, a member of Scotland Yard that works side-by-side with Detective Zeno "Zak" Kennedy. Well, side-by-side until the mysterious death of some prominent businessmen take Det. Lewis right back into the life of Francine Greyville-Nugent (Fan or Fanny); the woman he deceived and abandoned on the night their engagement was to be announced. The book begins in Fitzrovia, London, 1887. Scotland Yard had just combed the crime scene containing William Patterson's head and feet in the House of Commons Chamber. Patterson "made his fortune in banking & railway investments, and was a government member." His death was perplexing and made absolutely no sense at all....Until the next death occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland. This time it was Ambrose Greyville-Nugent, inventor and rich industrialist. Greyville-Nugent made his fortune in steam-powered farm & mining equipment. Someone is targeting proponents of machinery advancements. Not knowing who, or what, has sparked the outrageous acts, Zeno Kennedy dispatches Det. Lewis to Scotland to investigate Greyville-Nugent's death and locate any clues that might tie both deaths together. This is, of course, not happy news for Detective Inspector Raphael Lewis (Rafe) and not just because there's a murder to investigate. The dead man's daughter, Fanny, and Rafe have a not so pleasant history and neither person is ready to confront the past. But, now that Fanny is inheriting her father's empire, Scotland Yard must protect the young heiress from whatever doom may await. But who is going to protect Rafe and Fanny from each other?I must admit that it's been Jillian Stone's books that have really caused me to dive into Steampunk. I thoroughly enjoy her tales of mystery, intrigue, and love. The descriptions of the time period, including but not limited to the clothing and hairstyle choices, are well developed and perfectly drawn out in my mind. I move from page to page with ease, not getting confused lost as the novel weaves it's magic plot. The interactions between Rafe and Fanny are heated; at times by anger and at other times by lust. They are truly made for one another and while Fanny wants to seek revenge on the man that stole her heart and then shattered it, Rafe wants nothing more than to prove his undying love for her. Their adventures together throughout the novel are humorous but include some downright dangerous moments that keep you on your toes. It took a while to get to it in the To Be Read Pile due to my schedule but, once I started it, I couldn't put it down. Everything about the novel kept me intrigued from the first mysterious murder all the way to the end when we finally get to see the whos and whats of the mystery, including the direction Rafe and Fanny would go....separate ways or together??!!

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