In the tradition of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, THE UPPITY EARL by Marilyn Clay is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency Romance. Miss Tessa Darby was born in England but grew up in America. Now she has returned to England to escape the tyranny of a cruel stepfather and to try to reform the harsh child labor laws of her birth country, Harrison Belmour, the Earl of Penwyck is the very sort of influential gentleman Tessa wishes to impress with her plea. But a more self-righteous man she has never met!Lord Penwyck is having the devil of a time controlling the deplorable behavior of his mother's houseguest, the lovely, auburn-haired, spectacle-making young lady from America. The stubborn chit simply will not take direction and the last thing the aristocratic family needs is another scandal! Still, the earl has to admit there is something refreshingly tantalizing about a beautiful woman who is also principled and intelligent. Still, he refuses to believe...

When Felicity Rhoades turns her late husband’s family estate into an elite country inn, she is delighted that her first ‘guest’ is the Earl of Maitland. But soon a dead body in the garden— and other very strange occurrences—have Felicity’s guests a-jitter. It takes a ghost and a long-buried secret to finally reveal the most thrilling mystery of all: love! Regency Romance by Marilyn Clay; originally published by Zebra Regency

When Miranda Fraser goes to London to save her family home, she is horrified to discover the new owner is the heartless rogue who stole a kiss from her five years ago. Despite his claim to have mended his wicked ways, he still flirts shamelessly with her. Dare she trust the rakehell now? Regency Romance by Marilyn Clay; originally published by Zebra Regency

MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL is Book 7 in Marilyn Clay's Juliette Abbott Regency-set Mystery Series.A pair of mysteries collide in this intricately-plotted tale set against the glamourous backdrop of the London theater world in the 1820s. What can possibly go wrong when a group of former actors and actresses, all of whom once appeared to great acclaim on the London stage, are invited for a winter house party at the country home of Lord and Lady Montford? How about the vicious murder of one of their group on her way to Montford Hall, the poor lady found dead in her carriage before she even arrives at the house party? Will a blinding snowstorm dictating that no one can leave the mansion, or the fact that the coal supply in the house is fast diminishing and the larder is nearly bare of food serve to lower the houseguests' spirits? Will finding another guest brutally murdered on the premises frighten the guests? Or cause them to believe that they...

Unconventional Tessa Darby came to England to escape her stepfather and to help reform the harsh child labor laws there. Harrison Belmour, Earl of Penwyck, could have been useful as an influential member of the House of Lords—if only he weren’t so self-righteous. Of course, he was also educated, principled and attractive, but he deplored Tessa’s interest in politics. Regency Romance by Marilyn Clay; originally published by Zebra

There was magic in great-grandmother’s wedding dress, according to Lady Abercorn. So her beautiful daughter Lilibet should use it to win a rich husband. But it was Neala who opened the door to Lord Winterton—who was instantly captivated by her. Neala had her pride; she wanted no man who was bewitched—by anything but love. Regency Romance by Marilyn Clay; originally published by Zebra Regency

MURDER IN MAIDSTONE is Book 6 in best-selling author Marilyn Clay's popular Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series. Upon arriving at Maidstone Manor to begin her next assignment, Miss Abbott and her maid Tilda are stunned to find that a gentleman on the estate has only just been found face down in the knot garden, and that the killer absconded with the dead man's clothing! When Miss Abbott learns that another suitor to one of the Wentworth daughters at Maidstone Manor disappeared a few days earlier, as did the former owners of the Manor house, it is abundantly clear to Juliette that this assignment will not go any smoother than her previous ones have. Her only relief is that these murders cannot be laid at her feet! In addition to the murders, she suspects Lord Wentworth and his sons might be guilty of smuggling, but wonders how she can prove the charges without alerting the gentlemen of the manor. When her dear friend Mr. Sheridan...

MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, Book One in Marilyn Clay's new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series features clever, young Miss Juliette Abbott as sleuth. A former companion to a titled London lady, Miss Abbott has agreed to serve as lady's maid to one of the young ladies invited to country estate Morland Manor, each hoping to win the heart of the wealthy Morland heir. But nothing at the house party goes as planned and suddenly Juliette finds herself a suspect in a shocking murder! The only way to escape the muddle is to solve the mystery herself, otherwise she'll lose this position with a new geegaw around her neck, this one made of rope! "A fine Regency mystery brimming with surprising twists and turns, and seasoned with a hint of romance. Witty and outspoken Juliette Abbott is a first-rate, fast-thinking young sleuth! Well-done, indeed!" – Regency Mystery Reviews. Other titles in the Juliette Abbott Regency...

MURDER IN MAYFAIR, A Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery, Book 2 by Marilyn Clay takes place in London.Fresh from her terrifying fortnight at Morland Manor, Miss Juliette Abbott and her friend Miss Cathleen Haworth are cataloguing Lady Carstairs' priceless artifacts in preparation to sell. But before they can even approach the curiosity dealer, the handsome gentleman turns up dead! With only two likely suspects and no funds to hire a Bow Street detective to investigate the crime, Juliette is left to unravel the mystery herself. Attempting to uncover who could have killed the kind gentleman, who made female hearts flutter and whom everyone declares was the most thoughtful man alive, keeps Juliette awake at night and on her toes each day. Can Miss Abbott succeed without putting herself in jeopardy, or will the killer strike again before she sorts out the puzzle and brings the real killer to justice? "Cleverly written with enough...

In 1776 Philadelphia, just as the American Revolutionary war is breaking out, Betsy Ross wonders what really happened the night of the munitions warehouse explosion that killed her beloved husband John Ross. Was it an accident or was the warehouse fire intentionally set?When the authorities refuse to investigate the crime, Betsy vows to uncover who was responsible for her husband's death, but soon finds herself drawn into Philadelphia's war-time network of spies and double spies working for both the British and the Patriots."BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY will leave you breathless with anticipation wondering if Betsy will succeed in her mission to bring down the ruthless spy intent on thwarting the Rebel cause." -Richard Whitaker, historian."A truly suspenseful and thrilling tale with an intelligent and feisty heroine with whom we are all familiar from our knowledge of American history. What fun to envision Betsy Ross living as a single woman...

"Complete with a romantic subplot, DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS is a strong historical tale that brings the Jamestown Virginia Colony to life through the eyes of the determined heroine Catherine, who manages to travel to the New World in search of her betrothed. Breathtaking suspense follows as Catherine tries to unravel the various mysterious happenings between her husband and the Powhatan Indians. Readers will relish this in-depth look at how the first English colonists struggled to survive in Jamestown, circa 1617-1619." —Harriet Klausner.Desperate to escape a marriage arranged by her aristocratic London guardians and to wed her childhood sweetheart, beautiful but innocent Catherine Parke secretly boards a ship in England bound for the New World in 1617. But the shock of what greets Catherine in Colonial Jamestown nearly destroys her. Her betrothed, now a successful Indian trader seems to be hiding dangerous secrets.Although disappointments and disasters...

MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE by MARILYN CLAY is book ten in the popular JULIETTE ABBOTT REGENCY MYSTERY SERIES. When Miss Abbott is assigned to select art works for the private gallery of Lady Marley of Marley Chase and her husband, who is staging a prestigious Derby there, Juliette and her maid Tilda confidently set out for the large country manor home. However, once there, troubling events ensue. A maid is found floating face-down in the stream, and within the house, a thief is preying on Lady Marley's aristocratic house guests! One after another of them finds herself the victim of the brazen jewel thief!Juliette has her suspicions as to the thief's identity, but is possessed of no proof. When one of the lady guests is found tragically murdered, Juliette manages to catch a glimpse of the killer as he flees from the scene, but because Miss Abbott found the dead woman, who was also robbed of her jewels, the finger of guilt soon points at Juliette! Fortunately,...

A PRETTY PUZZLE is a Regency romance novel set in London and near the city of Chester in England. Chelsea Grant hadn't planned to be a deceiver! She had been the prettiest—and most penniless—young lady at Miss Farringdon's Academy in Brighton. Befriending spoiled heiress Alayna Marchmont and telling her about a family scandal was a schoolgirl's naïve mistake. Now, Alayna has blackmailed Chelsea into agreeing to an utterly outrageous scheme...to spend a dull month in the country with Alayna's elderly aunt, while pretending to be Alayna! Both girls are blonde and of a similar size, besides Aunt Millicent is nearly blind.The plan might have worked but for one unforeseen occurrence, the arrival of Aunt Millicent's nephew, Lord Rathbone, who unexpectedly comes to England to claim his bride, sight unseen. Rathbone is not disappointed with his "fiancée." As for Chelsea, she's developing a powerful tender for the handsome, albeit misled, nobleman. This affair of the heart could lead to...

MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK is Book 4 in the Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series. What happens when clever young sleuth Miss Juliette Abbott accepts an assignment to catalogue precious artifacts belonging to the wealthy Lord and Lady Medley at their country estate? First, a stable lad is found murdered, and soon thereafter Lady Medley's entire collection of valuable jewels is discovered missing! Following yet another murder, Juliette is drawn into the mystery when it's noted that she was the last person to see the deceased alive and an item belonging to that person is found in her bedchamber! Juliette has no choice but to clear her name. Among the suspects on her list include the attractive housekeeper, a prim governess who quotes the Bible whilst correcting everyone's behavior, a pair of handsome young gentlemen twins, a visiting cousin who has no proof that she truly is a cousin and two meddlesome children who chase kittens. When...

MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH is Book #5 in Marilyn Clay's Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series. A carriage accident on the way up to London dictates that Miss Abbott, her maid, Tilda, and Juliette's gentleman friend, Mr. Sheridan, who has gallantly offered to escort the ladies up to Town following a horrific fortnight at Medley Park, are forced to stay the night at an inn in the Cotswold village of Middlewych. Tilda objects since "Ever'one knows Middlewych is full of witches!" Sure enough, a Psychical Fair opens the next day in Middlewych, hosted by Mrs. Crumble of England's Society For The Study of Spectral Sightings & Ghostly Apparitions. When Mr. Sheridan makes the grim discovery of a village lass beaten to death upon the grounds, the authorities rush to judgment and charge the handsome stranger with the crime! The tables have now turned, and while their carriage is being repaired, it is up to Miss Abbott to find a way to save Mr. Sheridan from the...