the wisteria society of lady scoundrels series

Martha Waters, author of To Have and to Hoax India Holton's utterly delightful debut is pure joy from start to finish

The most charming, clever, and laugh-out-loud funny book I've read all year.

The most delightfully bonkers historical fantasy romance of 2021! I enjoyed every absorbing moment If books are truly a portable magic, then The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is a satchel full of powerful spells and glittering fairy dust With secret identities, secret doors, and secret histories to spare, this high-octane layer-cake of escapism hits the spot As if The Parasol Protectorate series met The Princess Bride and a corseted Lara Croft: Tomb Raider A sprightly feminist tale that offers everything from an atmospheric Gothic abbey to secret societiesĪ joyride of a debut. Melds the Victorian wit of Sherlock Holmes with the brash adventuring of Indiana Jones. When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her-hopefully proving, once and for all, that she's as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them.As much fun as the English language will permit

But both men have made one grave mistake. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he's under direct orders to kill her.

Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it's a pleasant existence. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. “The kind of book for which the word “rollicking” was invented.”- New York Times Book ReviewĪ prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.Ĭecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady.

The wisteria society of lady scoundrels series