{"product_id":"2940011117954","title":"Deadly Engagement: A Georgian Historical Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst in Series Special Price\u003cbr\u003eSpring 1763. Career diplomat Alec Halsey returns to London to the shocking news his estranged brother, the Earl of Delvin, has not only killed his friend in a duel but is engaged to the woman Alec hoped to marry. The dead man’s mother wants Alec to investigate, so he reluctantly attends a weekend house party celebrating the engagement. Houseguests get more than they bargained for when a lady’s maid is murdered, the bride-to-be is attacked, and a guest is shot dead. Uncovering a connection between these sinister acts and his brother's duel, Alec confronts a cruel twist of fate and why his brother will go to any lengths to ruin him in Polite Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucinda Brant's mysteries explore the darker side of her richly authentic 18th century world. Along with her trademark wit and high drama there are deeper subplots and even quirkier characters that will have you shuddering and laughing in equal measure!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA USA TODAY bestseller\u003cbr\u003eRomance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year Finalist\u003cbr\u003eFull-length novel (102,000 words, about 400 standard printed pages)\u003cbr\u003eNon explicit (mild sensuality, mild violence)\u003cbr\u003eCharacter-driven amateur sleuth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I challenge anyone to read Deadly Engagement and not crave more from the handsome Alec Halsey with his high sense of morals, dark good looks, and divine analytical mind.” — Francine Zane, Readers’ Favorite, rated 5 STARS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exciting and gripping tale of passion, murder and mistaken identity. This is one Georgian page-turner I savored until the very end.” — Jill MacKenzie, All About Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnecting Books\u003cbr\u003eMany readers enjoy Lucinda Brant's books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the sequence:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlec Halsey Mysteries\u003cbr\u003eSpring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)\u003cbr\u003eAutumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)\u003cbr\u003eWinter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)\u003cbr\u003eSummer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Evil lurks in Edinburgh) In progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalt Hendon Series\u003cbr\u003e1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)\u003cbr\u003e1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)\u003cbr\u003eSALT HENDON COLLECTION — boxed set with bonus novella SALT ANGEL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoxton Family Saga\u003cbr\u003e1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)\u003cbr\u003e1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)\u003cbr\u003e1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)\u003cbr\u003e1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)\u003cbr\u003e1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher) In progress\u003cbr\u003e1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa) In progress\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sprigleaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067998814448,"sku":"2940011117954","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011117954_p0.jpg?v=1763547437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011117954","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}