{"product_id":"the-matter-of-the-secret-bride-hardcover","title":"The Matter of the Secret Bride - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarcie Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Austen meets \u003ci\u003eFleabag \u003c\/i\u003ein Regency London, as a resourceful young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the \u003ci\u003eton\u003c\/i\u003e with their most delicate and pressing predicaments finds herself facing a task of royal proportions. Literally.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKing\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge IV is petitioning Parliament for a divorce from his queen on the grounds of her adultery. But rumor has it that the king secretly married Maria Fitzherbert--long \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e he married the queen. Now Mrs. Fitzherbert has been robbed--and she's frantically calling on Rosalind for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause what those thieves took is proof that she and King George did really marry. That single piece of paper could destroy Mrs. Fitzherbert and her family--or it could prove the king guilty of bigamy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosalind races to investigate. With her is ex-Bow Street officer, Adam Harkness, with whom Rosalind shares a complex and rapidly intensifying bond. But a case of theft soon turns to murder . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosiah Poole, a disreputable attorney specializing in helping debtors--and who was seen entering Mrs. Fitzherbert's house--is found brutally murdered. Mrs. Fitzherbert has debts. Could she have staged the theft, and employed Mr. Poole to sell the marriage certificate? Or is the truth even more complicated? Mrs. Fitzherbert's daughters have secrets of their own. And Poole himself had no shortage of enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith suspicious coincidences mounting, and more danger encroaching, Rosalind and Adam must move quickly to unravel a history-making mystery that might just lead them straight to the palace itself . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarcie Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of stylishly adventurous historical mysteries and romances, including the Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, a Regency-set series inspired by the novels of Jane Austen, as well as the Regency Makeover Trilogy. She has also written, under the name Sarah Zettel, Locus and Philip K. Dick Award-winning novels, including Fool's War, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year selection. She lives in Michigan and can be found online at DarcieWildeRomance.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 8.61 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378751795302,"sku":"9781496750631","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/HOuc2nQtu39781496750631.webp?v=1768907862","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-matter-of-the-secret-bride-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}