The first in the series, A Study in Scarlet Women (Berkley, $15), introduces Charlotte Holmes and a cast of other characters based on the classic stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as the series continues, these characters find themselves embroiled in ever more complicated situations that test both the genius and humanity of Lady Holmes.įor the mystery lover, it's hard to imagine an easier-to-recommend series than Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache books. Here, Sherlock Holmes is a cover story for Lady Charlotte Holmes, whose skills as a detective and keen observations of human behavior would be dismissed if the world of Victorian London realized she was, in fact, a woman. Sherry Thomas's Charlotte Holmes series offers a fresh take on the classic Sherlock Holmes character. including their hearts.I've always loved book series, in large part because they provide a built-in answer to the bookworm's eternal question, 'What should I read next?' If you're looking to start a new series, here are a few suggestions for your consideration. and neither of them sees that if they’re not careful, they’ll have no choice but to give up everything.

She won’t give up her plans he won’t give up his power. Soon, Hattie and Whit find themselves rivals in business and pleasure. He is more than happy to offer Hattie all she desires…for a price. When he wakes in a carriage at Hattie’s feet, Whit, a king of Covent Garden known to all the world as Beast, can’t help but wonder about the strange woman who frees him-especially when he discovers she’s headed for a night of pleasure. Everything is going perfectly…until she discovers the most beautiful man she’s ever seen tied up in her carriage and threatening to ruin the Year of Hattie before it’s even begun. But first, she intends to experience a taste of the pleasure she’ll forgo as a confirmed spinster.

When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year her own, she has plans to inherit her father’s business, to make her own fortune, and to live her own life. New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah MacLean returns with the next book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series about three brothers bound by a secret that they cannot escape -and the women who bring them to their knees.

Brazen and the beast by sarah maclean