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Lessons in Temptation (15th December 2009)
He thought he had everything. Until someone tried to steal it.
Bath, summer 1907
For Orlando Coppersmith and Jonty Stewart, a visit to the Georgian city of Bath is full of promise. Orlando has to assess the value of some old manuscripts, while his friend and lover Jonty needs to finish his book on the sonnets. When they’re asked to investigate the mysterious death of a prostitute, this just makes their visit more exciting.
But when Jonty finds a rehearsal for Macbeth in full swing, the Cambridge fellows are confronted by the greatest threat so far to their happiness. The theatrical producer is Jimmy Harding, a friend of Jonty’s from university days who clearly finds his old pal irresistible. Jimmy doesn’t just tell Jonty this—he lets Orlando know as well.
When Jonty volunteers his skills to the production, it means Orlando will have to do much of his sleuthing alone. It also throws Jonty into Jimmy’s company during rehearsals, and Jonty finds himself sorely tempted by Jimmy’s undeniable allure. Will Jimmy make good his threat to win Jonty away from his lover?
Lessons in Seduction (February 2010)
This time, one touch could destroy everything…
The suspected murder of the king’s ex-mistress is Cambridge dons Orlando Coppersmith and Jonty Stewart’s most prestigious case yet. And the most challenging, since clues are as hard to come by as the killer’s possible motive.
At the hotel where the body was found, Orlando goes undercover as a professional dancing partner while Jonty checks in as a guest. It helps the investigation, but it also means limiting their communication to glances across the dance floor. It’s sheer agony.
A series of anonymous letters warns the sleuths they’ll be sorry if they don’t drop the investigation. When another murder follows, Jonty is convinced their involvement might have caused the victim’s death. Yet they can’t stop, for this second killing brings to light a wealth of hidden secrets.
For Orlando, the letters pose a more personal threat. He worries that someone will blow his cover and discover their own deepest secret… The intimate relationship he enjoys with Jonty could not only get them thrown out of Cambridge, but arrested for indecency.
He thought he had everything. Until someone tried to steal it.
Bath, summer 1907
For Orlando Coppersmith and Jonty Stewart, a visit to the Georgian city of Bath is full of promise. Orlando has to assess the value of some old manuscripts, while his friend and lover Jonty needs to finish his book on the sonnets. When they’re asked to investigate the mysterious death of a prostitute, this just makes their visit more exciting.
But when Jonty finds a rehearsal for Macbeth in full swing, the Cambridge fellows are confronted by the greatest threat so far to their happiness. The theatrical producer is Jimmy Harding, a friend of Jonty’s from university days who clearly finds his old pal irresistible. Jimmy doesn’t just tell Jonty this—he lets Orlando know as well.
When Jonty volunteers his skills to the production, it means Orlando will have to do much of his sleuthing alone. It also throws Jonty into Jimmy’s company during rehearsals, and Jonty finds himself sorely tempted by Jimmy’s undeniable allure. Will Jimmy make good his threat to win Jonty away from his lover?
Lessons in Seduction (February 2010)
This time, one touch could destroy everything…
The suspected murder of the king’s ex-mistress is Cambridge dons Orlando Coppersmith and Jonty Stewart’s most prestigious case yet. And the most challenging, since clues are as hard to come by as the killer’s possible motive.
At the hotel where the body was found, Orlando goes undercover as a professional dancing partner while Jonty checks in as a guest. It helps the investigation, but it also means limiting their communication to glances across the dance floor. It’s sheer agony.
A series of anonymous letters warns the sleuths they’ll be sorry if they don’t drop the investigation. When another murder follows, Jonty is convinced their involvement might have caused the victim’s death. Yet they can’t stop, for this second killing brings to light a wealth of hidden secrets.
For Orlando, the letters pose a more personal threat. He worries that someone will blow his cover and discover their own deepest secret… The intimate relationship he enjoys with Jonty could not only get them thrown out of Cambridge, but arrested for indecency.
