Rosalind Thorne Mystery A Useful Woman, Book 1, (Paperback)

from Kathy89

Rosamunde Thorne has been left in disgrace after her father flees with his younger daughter rather than face the consequences of forgery in regency London. Rose has fashioned herself into a personal assistant to the “ton” to support herself. She gets a request from her godmother to stay with them...

from foggidawn

Impoverished gentlewoman Rosalind Thorne has found ways to make herself useful to the ladies of polite society, organizing social events and so forth. It's not much, but the gifts, dinners, and invitations that she receives help keep her afloat. she couldn't have survived, however, were it not fo...

from tjsjohanna

The story was entertaining but ultimately not compelling. Marginalized gentle woman who has lost her place in society due to scandal and poverty, nevertheless makes herself useful her one time peers. Though this is the beginning of a series, I don't find myself caring enough about the characters ...

from bell7

Rosalind Thorne has moved down in the world of the ton because of a scandal involving her father, but she's stayed in many peoples' good graces due to the support of her godmother and her ability to make herself "useful" in tricky situations. When a man turns up dead in the ballroom of the famed ...

from LisCarey

Rosalind Thorne was a privileged daughter of the aristocracy, and then her father defaulted on an enormous quantity of debt, and fled the country with Rosalind's older sister, Charlotte. Rosalind and her mother took refuge with Rosalind's godmother, Lady Blanchard. Rosalind's mother has since die...