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Crystal Gardens

Ladies of Lantern Street, Book 1

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Crystal Gardens

By: Amanda Quick
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
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New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick delivers "a promising start to a Victorian-era series" with the first Ladies of Lantern Street novel

Evangeline Ames has rented a country cottage far from the London streets where she was recently attacked. Fascinated by the paranormal energy of nearby Crystal Gardens, she finds pleasure in sneaking past the wall to explore the grounds. And when her life is threatened again, she instinctively goes to the gardens for safety.

Lucas Sebastian has never been one to ignore a lady in danger, even if she is trespassing on his property. Quickly disposing of her would-be assassin, he insists they keep the matter private. There are rumors enough already, about treasure buried under his garden and occult botanical experiments performed by his uncle—who died of mysterious causes. With Evangeline's skill for detection, and Lucas's sense of the criminal mind, they soon discover that they have a common enemy. And as the energy emanating from Crystal Gardens intensifies, they realize that to survive they must unearth what has been buried for too long.

©2012 Jayne Ann Krentz (P)2026 Tantor Media
Historical Mystery Romantic Suspense Victorian Fiction Fantasy Paranormal
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I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Lots of intrigue and twists and turns. I will definitely be buying the next one. Mary Jane Wells is brilliant as usual.

Couldn't wait to find out what happened next!

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I really enjoyed this book. The narration was excellent and helped to overcome some of the predictability of the story by bringing the characters to life. I really hope the other books in this series become available as audiobooks.
Sometimes we need a book that is pure escapism with no agenda and this is a gem in that regard.

A very enjoyable listen

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