Lie by Moonlight

During the reign of Queen Victoria - when social conventions in England were exceptionally rigid - twentysomething teacher Concordia Glade...... .....has been hired to educate four teenage girls at an 'orphan school' housed in Ardwick Castle. Concordia gets wind of a scheme that (she thinks) involve......more

Lie by Moonlight had the necessary elements that made it a standard Amanda Quick novel--a stoic hero, an eccentric heroine, a mystery, and a love that blossomed under dangerous circumstances--but there was a certain je ne sais quoi to it that made it very special and very unique even to a well-read......more

The story revolves around Ambrose and Concordia, caught in something they can't walk away from. The book starts with an escape attempt. Concordia, a teacher, helps her students escape a disturbing boarding school. They are helped by a mysterious man, Ambrose Wells, who leads them to safety. Ambrose an......more

Entertaining Victorian romantic suspense Independently wealthy, 34-year-old Ambrose Wells keeps himself busy by solving crimes as a highly skilled, private inquiry agent. Because he doesn't need money, he tells his clients, who are typically far from prosperous, to pay him by offering him a favor in......more