Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband's debts to pay off, and a secret: she's a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime-but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack's, Regency London's most exclusive social venue. This volume includes the fourth, fifth, and sixth installments of the series: The Cursed Canvases: Who is magically vandalizing the pictures at the Royal Exhibition? When art becomes artillery, the Ladies take notice. Turmoil on the Thames: When the King's birthday celebration at Eton is crashed by uninvited guests who threaten to eat the students, it's a good thing that the Ladies of Almack's are at hand... An Event at Epsom: A horse is a horse, of course-or is it? Annabel and the Ladies must attend the races at Epsom to investigate a very unusual steed.
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Marissa Doyle graduated from Bryn Mawr College and went on to graduate school intending to be an archaeologist but somehow got distracted. After working in a nursing home, in fundraising, and as a stay-at-home mom, she finally figured out what it was she really should be doing (apart from the mom part), and started writing a romance novel. Three books later a perceptive contest judge told her that her story would make a great young adult book, and she hasn't looked back since.
Her young adult books Bewitching Season, Betraying Season, and Courtship and Curses, all from Henry Holt Books for Young Readers/Macmillan, blend history (remember that archaeology background?) with a dash of magic and a heaping tablespoon of romance, and have won multiple awards and recognition in both the romance and children's literature worlds. She lives in her native Massachusetts with her family, including a bossy pet rabbit, and loves making quilts, sailing, and antiques.
Please visit her at her website, www.marissadoyle.com, and at NineteenTeen http://nineteenteen.com.