Merryn will find that the meek and mild companion he'd initially envisioned has become a partner in his quest to catch a killer-and an outspoken belle of the ball who stirs a bothersome passion in his practical heart. Elenora soon discovers that this lark will be a far more dangerous adventure than she'd been led to believe. Merryn appears to be hiding a secret or two, and things seem oddly amiss in his gloomy London home. Her sorry financial circumstances-and dreams of a life of independence-convince her to accept. But when he encounters Miss Elenora Lodge, the fire in her golden eyes sways him to make a generous offer. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her. Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening's events. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion.įinding the right candidate proves more of a challenge than he expected. In the New York Times-bestselling author's latest Arcane Society novel, a paranormal killer pushes an unlikely duo's powers and passions to the limit.

He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiancée will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. His intentions are purely practical-he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. And if her abilities can be relied upon in the midst of great danger, they just might be the key to his investigation.The Earl of St.

Virginia’s powers are real-and so is the power she exerts over him simply with her presence. The high-society types of the exclusive Arcane Society would consider Virginia an illusionist, a charlatan, even a criminal. Owen Sweetwater inherited his family’s talent for hunting the psychical monsters who prey on London’s women and children, and his investigation into the deaths of two glass-readers has led him here. With no apparent way in or out, she’s rescued by a man she’s met only once before, but won’t soon forget. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses. Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening’s events.

A Victorian glass-reader and a psychic investigator play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a killer in the second installment of the New York Times bestselling Looking Glass Trilogy.

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