Lady Emily: And Only to Deceive (Audiobook)

from thornton37814

Lady Emily Ashton had only been married a short time when her husband died on an African safari. It is only after his death that she begins to discover the person that her husband was and becomes interested in anything that interested him. She becomes aware of art forgeries at the British museum ...

from bcquinnsmom

Not bad for what seems to be a series opener (at least according to the little blurb on the back of the cover. More romance-ish than I normally read, but this aspect was kept mostly in check as the author devoted most of the story to the central mystery of the novel. And here it is: did Emily Ash...

from allureofbooks

This is the first book of the Lady Emily series, which is a favorite of mine. Emily is a very strong female character who learns to think and study for herself after her husband's death. When mysterious circumstances are unearthed about her husband's death, Emily has to decide who to trust: Andre...

from jennybeast

I read this a while ago and couldn't remember more than a general benevolent feeling about it, so I listened to it on audio book. It was delightful to revisit, and I'm looking forward to more of Emily's unconventional Victorian adventures. I particularly love her flowering as a student of Greek a...

from NewsieQ

And Only to Deceive is a suspense story set in the late Victorian era in England. Our heroine is Lady Emily, young widow of Philip, Viscount Ashton, adventurer and big-game hunter, who died just six months after their wedding. Given the constraints women - especially unmarried women -- of the era...