Bøker av Elizabeth Keysian

When the magic of love becomes something darker...The night hides more than just May Day revels. Deep in the Essex countryside, the Grey Lady of Patience Bridge lures unwary travelers to their deaths. At nearby Temple Roding manor, superstitious maidservant Letty believes herself cursed, and is desperate for help. The irrepressible Perkin is secretly enlisted to quell her fears but he soon discovers that something unearthly is stalking Letty. Why has it picked on this innocent young beauty, and could the haunting be connected with the Grey Lady's tragedy? To free herself, Letty hazards everything in a daring gamble, and the smitten Perkin agrees to help. But if her plan fails, it won't just be the dead who are determined to take their revenge on the pair, but the living as well. And the living can be far more dangerous. Trysts and TreacheryBook 1 - Lord of DeceptionBook 2 - Lord of LoyaltyBook 3 - Lord of the ForestBook 4 - Lord of MistrustBook 5 - Lord of the ManorNovella - The Grey Lady of the Manor (Note: This story was first published as part of the USA Today Bestselling Boxed set Upon a Midnight Dreary, October 2021)

He's dashed all her hopes. She won't ask him for help again...Only the production of an heir can save Lady Araminta Lamb. The problem is that she's a childless widow who, after an abusive marriage, can't bear the thought of a man's touch. But when her desperate attempt to adopt a child is foiled by the powerful Leo Chetwynd, Earl of Aylsham, there's only one option left to keep her home and her fragile sister safe. She must gamble everything on Mrs. Dove-Lyon's outrageous matchmaking scheme. Playing by Society's rules hasn't done him any favors. Perhaps it's time to break those rules...Leo Chetwynd needs money urgently or his precious orphans will be cast out. A disastrous business venture has cost him all his capital, and there's nothing left to offer but himself. Marriage to an heiress is the only solution that he and his scapegrace brother can think of, but first, he must go to the Lyon's Den and prove his skills as a lover. If Leo accepts Mrs. Dove-Lyon's choice of heiress, sight unseen, the orphanage and the family name will be saved. He can only pray that the chosen heiress isn't the anonymous veiled widow who has become his enemy. She's the last woman on earth he could ever marry...

Lord of Loyalty is Book 2 in the bestselling series Trysts and Treachery by Elizabeth Keysian.Poison has stolen her mind. Loyalty has stolen his freedom...England, 1586An embittered war-hero must protect a crazed beauty. But he''s being blackmailed, she''s being hunted, and falling in love could be a fatal mistake.In honor of a deathbed promise, wounded veteran Sir William Cavendish rescues Isobel Marston from her grasping cousin. But this frenzied young woman proves a nightmare to handle. Soon Will is trying to save her from herself, as well as from those who want her dead.When her detestable cousin moves in after her brother''s loss, unwitting heiress Isobel is heavily drugged. Just enough lucidity remains for her to beg Will for help. But Will is being threatened by an unofficial fiancée and her unscrupulous father. If he lets himself fall for the enticing Isobel, he''ll put his entire future at stake.Entangled in a desperate game of cat-and-mouse, Will and Isobel stand to lose more than their hearts.If you fancy a Gothic-style Tudor romance, this is definitely the tale for you. All stories in the Trysts and Treachery Series can be read as stand-alones.Trysts and TreacheryLord of DeceptionLord of LoyaltyLord of the ForestLord of MistrustLord of the Manor