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A Royal Likeness
Coming December 28, 2010, from Kensington Books
As heiress to the famous Laurent Fashion Dolls business, Marguerite Ashby’s future seems secure. But France still seethes with violence in the wake of the Revolution. And when Marguerite’s husband is killed during a riot, the young widow travels to Edinburgh and becomes apprentice to her old friend, Marie Tussaud, who has established a wax exhibition. When Prime Minister William Pitt commissions a wax figure of Admiral Nelson, Marguerite becomes immersed in a dangerous adventure—and earns the admiration of two very different men. And as Britain battles to overthrow Napoleon, Marguerite will find her loyalties under fire from all sides.
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“Unique, imaginative...replete with delightful details and astounding characters, both real and imagined.”
--Donna Russo Morin, author of THE COURTIER’S SECRET
"A winningly original story, glittering with atmospheric detail!"--Leslie Carroll, author of Royal Affairs and Notorious Royal Marriages
A young woman, struggling to expand her London dollmaking trade, finds a surprising customer in Queen Marie Antoinette, an avid doll collector herself. This seemingly innocent exchange puts Claudette’s life in danger when she is lured to Paris under false pretenses. Money and jewels are being smuggled in dolls destined for the Queen, and have now been discovered by the fledgling revolutionary French government…
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The Prince's Pavilion
Coming 2012, from Kensington Books
When a destitute young woman suddenly finds employment as an assistant to the great Regency architect, John Nash, she is drawn into the labyrinth of lies and deceit surrounding Regency England’s greatest mystery: Did the Prince Regent poison his wife? And did Nash help cover it up?
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