Seduced at Midnight (Berkley Sensation)
After reading her book club’s latest choice—The Ghost of Devonshire Manor—Julianne Bradley realizes what a truly dull life she has. Before she is married off to one of the titled, wealthy, and incredibly boring suitors selected by her parents, she is determined to have an adventure of her own. When Julianne’s path crosses that of all-too-common, not-so-wealthy, yet incredibly intriguing Bow Street Runner Gideon Mayne, she finds herself spinning a Banbury tale about a ghostly intruder. Mayne is all too ready to believe Julianne’s story, since two other women in London were recently robbed and murdered by a “ghost.” Before she knows it, Julianne finds herself living a plot right out of her favorite book with the one man she truly desires hired to “protect” her. The third in D’Alessandro’s wickedly entertaining Ladies Literary Society of London series will beguile discerning Regency romance readers. --John Charles