A Gift From a Goddess

A Gift From a Goddess

Maggi Andersen

Romance / Mystery / Suspense

**A Regency romantic suspense based on the Myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.** Hebe Fenchurch’s life has been turned upside down after her father became involved in a swindle and killed himself. Shunned by the *ton* and with her mother struggling to make ends meet, Hebe is forced to seek employment. Told she is unsuited for a governess and lacks the skills of a maid, Hebe finds work as an artist’s model. Sculptor, Lewis, Lord Chesterton has shut himself away, working on his sculptures after his wife, Laura, left him and was subsequently murdered. Some in Society believe he was behind her death. When Lewis begins a new work titled *Aphrodite*, Hebe Fenchurch comes to pose for him. Lewis prides himself on his professionalism. He never sleeps with his models, although many in the *ton* believe he does. He finds himself drawn to Hebe, his work stalls, and he fears he won’t finish the statue of Aphrodite. Must he dismiss Hebe and lose his best model? After another of Lewis’ models suffers the same fate as his wife, Laura, the mystery intensifies, and gossip spreads. Hebe is drawn into the fray. Bow Street have had no success in finding the murderer. Will they strike again? As Hebe sits for him, Lewis’ employs his skill as a sculptor to fashion the beautiful goddess from a block of marble. It is said that Aphrodite stands for love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, and she can even mend a broken heart. Can the goddess’ power be real? And will Lewis be able to keep the model he’s fallen in love with from suffering the same fate as the others?
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The Duke's Mysterious Lady

The Duke's Mysterious Lady

Maggi Andersen

Romance / Mystery / Suspense

When a lady loses her memory, who better to rescue her than a seductive duke. Viola, so named by her benefactor, Hugh, Duke of Vale, has lost her memory, along with her respectability, after being found unconscious near his estate dressed in a male servant’s clothes. She is a mystery unto herself, with her knowledge of books and Latin, and her skill at the pianoforte. Thanks to the duke’s kindness, Viola has found a temporary home with his nanny in a cottage on his estate, while danger lurks in the shadows and darkens her dreams. She must leave beautiful Vale Park before Hugh marries Lady Felicity Beresford, the neighbor’s daughter; their marriage arranged when they were children. And before Viola and Hugh succumb to an impossible passion. As the announcement of Hugh’s engagement draws near, he tries to accept the inevitable, he must marry a woman he doesn’t love. He is intrigued by Viola. Who is she and what has driven her to such an act? As the Bow Street Runners work to find the answers, Hugh grows more deeply and dangerously drawn to the mysterious lady. Previously published as Rules of Conduct.
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Captain Jack Ryder

Captain Jack Ryder

Maggi Andersen

Romance / Mystery / Suspense

Captain Jack Ryder – The Duke's Bastard - Regency Sons.Book 1..The death of Captain Jack Ryder's father, the Duke of Stamford, leaves Jack restless. The duchess' spiteful relatives have made his life a misery, and he wants nothing more than to escape London for a time. Dressed in buckskin breeches, he takes to the road on his horse, Arion, with the intention of visiting his mother's grave in Ireland. But after one day, events conspire to interrupt his plans. Jack finds himself not only caught up in a conspiracy of immense proportions, but also in a passionate love affair with a lady he cannot marry. Lady Ashley Lambourne's father, the Marquess of Butterstone has been murdered, and Jack promises to find his killer. A close friend of Jack's from his army days, Harry Feather, heir to one of the largest fortunes in England, faces an arranged marriage to Lady Erina Roundtree. A tall half-Irish beauty, Erina is a spirited lady, who makes it plain she doesn't wish to...
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Twined

Twined

Maggi Andersen

Romance / Mystery / Suspense

TWINEDFINALIST in the EMERALD PRO AWARDAfter ten years living in Hong Kong and working for a magazine, food writer and photographer, Angeline Martin is brought back to Australia. Her twin sister Dany has been hurt in a car accident. A man has been killed. The problems which split the sisters apart all those years ago are still in evidence.An artist whose career is on the rise, Dany is evasive and she and her husband, Paul, seem to be drifting apart. The town has changed beyond recognition. Feeling out of place, Angie begins to fear her sister is mixed up in something dangerous. The car accident in which Dany was almost incinerated appears not to have been an accident. The detective sent to investigate, Nick Alexander, is suspicious. He and Angie spark off each other, while Angel, as her sister calls her, finds herself caught between her sister and the attractive cop she can't seem to ignore.Bestselling romance writer, Maggi Andersen teams with journalist Adam Frost in this story...
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