Books

Rufus survived the Great War, but he's on the verge of losing his New Forest cottage, his ponies, and any chance of a future. He's willing to take the risk of doing a job for the local smugglers using his powerful but poorly trained magic. Ferry is doing her best to escape an arranged marriage, but she doesn't know what to do next. Once they meet, everything changes, and together they must find a way to get Rufus out of the grasp of the smugglers and protect the forest they both love.

When an investigation agency needs help tracking down a mysterious and dangerous magical drink, Lord Geoffrey Carillon is glad to lend a hand. Lizzie just wants to help keep food on the table and a roof over her head - and especially her sister's. The investigation is a chance to prove herself, and get a long-term position. Together, they must navigate off-kilter house parties, dangerous drinks, and more than a bit of risk to solve the case.

When Pross asks Ibis for help locating a lost Roman hoard, neither of them expect anything other than the ordinary sort of archaeological puzzle. Instead, they find they must work together using skills that make them uncomfortable to untangle a maze of assumptions and defang those who would abuse their power and influence. 

When a manor missing for centuries suddenly reappears in the middle of Oxfordshire, Giles is glad to take on the project. Figuring out magical puzzles and patterns is one of his specialities, after all. Blinded during the Great War, he knows he needs an assistant to help.  For her part, Kate can be relied on to do her duty without complaint but she quietly misses the greater range of duties she had during the war. Now, she isn't sure what to make of her new assignment. Or the fact she keeps failing at what Major Lefton expects of her.

Laura has had a challenging few years, and now she's somewhat at loose ends, looking to rebuild her life. When she's invited to the Amberly's home on a remote island off Cornwall, it's a chance to relax after her sister's society wedding, and see what she thinks of the younger son, Galen. For his part, Galen is caught between family expectations and his own progressive interests, and he's not sure what to do. When someone else at the house party is murdered, Laura, Galen, and his best friend Martin have to work together to protect the innocent.

Cassie has built up her business through skill, focus, and sheer determination. When she begins seeing more of Mr Benton, valet to Lord Geoffrey Carillon, due to the increasing amount of work she is doing for Lord Carillon's bride-to-be, he rubs her the wrong way. But when she overhears a bit of gossip that seems particularly sticky, she has to decide what to do. The answer leads her to look at the world in a new way - and leads Benton into the kinds of plans and plots he'd never imagined.

Vivian's glad to do a favour, and take a break from her inquiry agency to investigate a set of mysterious events at a country home turned boarding house for a collection of academics and crafters. Cadmus just wants to keep house and home together and give his nephew a good start in life, but strange and dangerous magics threaten everything he has. When he discovers one of Vivian's most closely-kept secrets, they must decide whether to trust each other enough to work together.