Lady Killer/Secret Admirer (2 Books in One)

by Michele Jaffe

TWO SENSATIONAL NOVELS FOR ONE GREAT PRICE! Two murderers stalk their prey throughout England-from the glittering ballrooms of London to the loneliest country lanes-and two romances blossom in their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345455622
• ISBN13: 9780345455628
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 1.4" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

A Great Renaissance Romantic Mystery!

I picked this book up without knowing anything about the author and needless to say I am so glad that I did. These two books are great and I read both books in only a few days - the pages just fly by! I can't wait to read the rest of Jaffe's books. Jaffe transports you into another time and place and gets you hooked on the characters and the mystery as well. I am so pleased to have found a fresh, new, interesting author in Michele Jaffe.

Historical Romance with a Mystery Twist

Ms. Jaffe presents a new voice in the sub genre of historical romance with her latest duo of sixteenth century mysteries. In the first, a vampire novel, Miles Loredan, Viscount Dearbourn is averse to complying with his betrothal contract to marry Lady Mariana Nonesuch. When Miles meets the beautiful sleuth, Clio Thornton, cousin of Mariana, he employs Clio as a ruse to keep her in his protection. For the Vampire of London has returned, though Miles thought he had killed him three years prior. The love scenes are very sensual amidst the backdrop of the wealthy splendor of sixteenth century English nobility. And the mystery of the bodies left behind by the vampire adds a unique twist to the traditional historical romance. On the flip side of this book is another sixteenth century mystery in which Lady Tuesday Arlington is considered the prime suspect in her husband's murder. Lawrence Pickering, earl of Arden, and England's primary investigator of smuggling begins to follow Tuesday's every move, as she has painted the murder scene where her husband was found. When Tuesday continues to paint more murder scenes, Lawrence starts to become involved with her romantically, though he is bemused by her knowledge of the crime scenes. Is the real murderer stalking Tuesday, possibly using her paintings to stage the backdrop for murder? Descriptively intimate love scenes are frequent and varied throughout this read. The romantic tension is palpable and reminiscent of Judith McNaught. Add in the mysterious murderer/secret admirer, and you have a true page-turner.

Two great books from Michele Jaffe!

I feel like I've been waiting forever for a new book from Michele Jaffe to come out, and to get two at once is an incredible treat. All of the qualities that distinguished The Stargazer and The Water Nymph are back in Lady Killer and Secret Admirer -- fascinating, fun characters, great dialogue, fast-moving plots, and lots of romantic tension. I tore through this double volume in a couple of days -- can't wait for the next one to come out this summer. Two must-reads for lovers of romance and historicals!

two superbly written Elizabethan romantic mysteries

LADY KILLER. Lady Clio Thornton finds the corpse of a young woman with vampire bites on her neck. Numerous witnesses observed Miles Loredon kill the vampire three years ago. As Clio and Miles work closely together to uncover the identity of the culprit they fall in love. However, he is not sure he trusts his sleuthing partner as he has doubts about the evidence though he would risk his soul to keep her safe. This is a tremendous historical romantic mystery that contains two wonderful protagonists and a hint of supernatural elements.SECRET ADMIRER. Lady Tuesday Arlington paints her nightmares as her only way of coping with Death visiting her every night. When someone kills her spouse in an identical manner to a portrait done by Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth's Special Investigator Lawrence Pickering sees the paintings and believes Tuesday killed her husband. As he digs deeper into her life, he falls in love with her. In spite of the proof provided by the paintings, his heart insists she is innocent, but how will he prove so. This is an exciting historical romance and psychological suspense mystery starring a wonderful duo.This combo book is the bargain of the year as the readers obtain two superbly written Elizabethan romantic mysteries with indications of the supernatural in each one. Either novel selling solo would be worth the price as Michele Jaffe provides triumphant stories that are winners for the audience.Harriet Klausner

Two great books!

I was so excited to see another book by Michele Jaffe. I absolutely loved her first two, but somehow Secret Admirer and Lady Killer were even better. They are really suspenseful and exciting, but best of all they have great characters and fabulous dialogue. I highly recomend them both!