Poison Or Protect
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Gail Carriger
A sexy assassin, a sexy Scottish spy, and two lobsters attend a Victorian house party. New York Times bestselling comedy of manners author Gail Carriger brings you a charming story of love and espionage set in her popular Parasolverse. ASSASSIN Lady Preshea Villentia, the Mourning Star, has four dead husbands and a nasty reputation. Fortunately, she looks fabulous in black. What society doesn't know is that all her husbands were marked for death by Preshea's employer. And Preshea has one final assignment. VERSUS SCOTSMAN It was supposed to be easy, a house party with minimal bloodshed. Preshea hadn't anticipated Captain Gavin Ruthven - massive, Scottish, quietly irresistible, and? working for the enemy. In a battle of wits, Preshea may risk her own heart - a terrifying prospect, as she never knew she had one. "This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans." ~ Publishers Weekly, starred review (Soulless) May contain plaid, gentlemen eating dainty tea sandwiches, and the strategic application of leather gloves. Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Outlander in this seductive story from the author of the Parasol Protectorate books. Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Lindsay Buroker, or Diana Gabaldon. From the author of the Finishing School series, featuring deadly ladies of quality, this story stands alone but you can find out what happened to the next generation in Reticence or read the next in the series Defy or defend. Delicate Sensibilities? Contains men pleasing women, and ladies who know what they want and ask for it, sometimes in detail. If you like that kind of thing, you'll also enjoy How to Marry a Werewolf. Also by Gail Carriger set in the Parasolverse The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't The Finishing School series (start with Etiquette & Espionage) The Delightfully Deadly stories The Parasol Protectorate series (start with Soulless) The Supernatural Society stories The Custard Protocol series (start with Prudence) The Claw & Courtship stories As G L Carriger The San Andreas Shifter series (start with The Sumage Solution) The 5th Gender
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Author
Gail Carriger
Pages
190
Publisher
Gail Carriger LLC
Published Date
2016
ISBN
194475105X 9781944751050
Ratings
Google: 4
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"3.5/5 ⭐️ This was short and cute. I’ve read a lot of this world previously and am looking to get back into this fantasy/steampunk vibe. I’m not really a fan of novellas and this one fell into some tropes I don’t really love in them, but I still enjoyed it. The romance (though it had some instalove vibes) was sweet, the setting was fun, and the mystery/action aspects of the plot kept it interesting. I’m excited to read more of these."
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Emma Tang
"Preshea is the leading lady. This book is vastly different from the Finishing School series. Finishing School is a YA series and the Delightfully Deadly series is very much Adult Paranormal Romance. This book is set about 10 years after everything happened in the Finishing School series. Preshea was our second or third favorite character we loved to hate. This book lets us into why she was the way she was. Her back story is heart breaking, I totally cried at times and ended up loving her very much! The sexy scenes were both emotional and very sexy. I enjoyed the update on her story line and some of the other ladies from Finishing School. The way that Miss Carriger wrote Preshea's back story was heart breaking and very well written. Gavin Ruthven is the perfect person for Preshea to end up with. He is very gentle and loving to someone who hasn't ever experienced that. <br/><br/>The Delightfully Deadly series is each a different main character from the Finishing School girls. So far we've gotten Preshea and Dimity. A third one is in the works according to Gail Carriger's blog. Dimity's book is less sexy but way more Dimity (if you've read the Finishing School you know what I mean). Keep an eye out in the Custard Protocol for a Preshea reference. That was very cleaver of Miss Carriger."
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Harley Andrade