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Sleepless at Midnight (Mayhem in Mayfair, Book 1) by Jacquie D'Alessandro

By Jacquie D'Alessandro

"The girls in London are abuzz over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, in particular omit Sarah Moorehouse. Her mind's eye is fired up, so whilst she spies Matthew Devenport, Marquess Langston, mysteriously sneaking domestic within the wee hours clutching a shovel, she easily needs to examine. Impelled through interest, the adventurous lass steals into his bedchamber—only to be stuck red-handed via the impossibly good-looking and absolutely bare nobleman.

The Marquess Langston has extra vital issues to fret approximately than a bunch of literature-loving girls. yet Matthew's grand plan to rescue the kinfolk from damage can be misplaced while he discovers Sarah hiding in the back of his bed room curtain. what's this meddlesome girl as much as? And why are his wishes infected by means of a coupon who's too inquisitive for her personal stable? good, can play at this video game . . . and whilst Matthew captures the beguiling Sarah in all her bare glory, the evening of mischief has simply simply begun.
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She walked to the door and held it open. 舠Thank you,舡 she said again in a clipped, frosty voice. 舠Everything you have done has been extraordinary, but you can go no further in your task. 舡 Her father kept his expression carefully neutral, providing neither assistance nor resistance. After a moment, a wry smile curved in the corner of Captain Huntley舗s mouth, and he set his teacup down on the table with a sharp clack. He unfolded himself from the chair with surprising grace, then picked up his pack and shouldered it.

That bound him to his service. It didn舗t matter that, in a matter of minutes, Morris would be dead. It was an unbreakable rule, one that was never questioned, never doubted. Honor was held at a premium when the rest of the world went to hell. 舠Have you a letter? 舡 There were a few books in his pack, but of any of these he would gladly sacrifice a few pages to transcribe Morris舗s message. Morris shook his head weakly. 舠Can舗t write the message down. 舡 A message that could not be written. A destination beyond the all-encompassing reach of the British postal service.

The close air of the alley was suddenly filled with a loud, insistent droning as, incredibly, the golden nest began to glow. Not once, through the many places around the world he had been posted, had Huntley ever seen or heard anything like this, and he had seen some of the most incomprehensible things anyone could envision. He was transfixed, his mind immobilized by the sight. The buzzing grew louder still, the nest glowed brighter as the man whispered on. Then something appeared in an opening in the nest, a tiny shine of a metallic wasp.

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