The Gypsy Talisman: A Victorian Romantic Suspense Novel Contributor(s): Brooks, Evelyn Roberts (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595402798 ISBN-13: 9780595402793 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: "The Gypsy Talisman" LORETTA WHITNEY NEEDS A RICH HUSBAND. AND FAST! Set in Victorian England, this absorbing story of a lovely young widow caught in a web of deceit, lies and murder will thrill fans of best-selling romantic suspense novelists Victoria Holt, Elizabeth Peters, Mary Stewart and Phyllis Whitney. In 1861, nineteen-year-old Loretta Whitney discards her widow's weeds just in time to attend her godfather's birthday ball at a country manor in Kent. There she hopes to find an unsuspecting rich man to marry, before her deceased husband's gambling debts come to light. If she fails to make a match, Loretta will be forced to give up her life in society and become someone's governess or companion. But then a gypsy fortune teller warns Loretta that she is in grave danger, and gives her a good luck charm. Will it be enough to protect Loretta from the evil stalking closer every minute? |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Romance - Suspense |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Gypsy Talisman LORETTA WHITNEY NEEDS A RICH HUSBAND. AND FAST Set in Victorian England, this absorbing story of a lovely young widow caught in a web of deceit, lies and murder will thrill fans of best-selling romantic suspense novelists Victoria Holt, Elizabeth Peters, Mary Stewart and Phyllis Whitney. In 1861, nineteen-year-old Loretta Whitney discards her widow's weeds just in time to attend her godfather's birthday ball at a country manor in Kent. There she hopes to find an unsuspecting rich man to marry, before her deceased husband's gambling debts come to light. If she fails to make a match, Loretta will be forced to give up her life in society and become someone's governess or companion. But then a gypsy fortune teller warns Loretta that she is in grave danger, and gives her a good luck charm. Will it be enough to protect Loretta from the evil stalking closer every minute? |