Lost in Shadow

by Jocelyn Kelley

Her dear father died before convincing people of the existence of ghosts, so Jade Nethercott and her sisters set out to prove him right. Meanwhile, a ghost named Renshaw reveals to Jade his murderer's identity-Lord Bannatyne, notorious rake-so that she might protect Renshaw's fiancee. A nervous Jade finagles a meeting with Bannatyne, but he proves to be anything but rakish when he risks arrest rather than ruin Jade's reputation. Now she must decide...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451221710
• ISBN13: 9780451221711
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Another wonderful series!

I absolutely LOVED the series on the Ladies of St. Jude Abbey. So I was already a fan of Jocelyn Kelley's books. The first in the new series, Lost In Shadow, is about Jade Nethercott of the Nethercott sisters, who is trying to prove that ghosts do exist and do indeed interact with living persons. Along the way, Jade meets Gideon Bannatyne, the man acused by the ghost of Sir Renshaw of murdering him. The story runs along at a rapid pace and never looses the reader (at least it didn't lose me!). I love books by an author who makes her heroines strong and self sufficient and this one is no exception. I'm ordering the next one in the series tonight.

entertaining paranormal Regency romance

Research professor Lord Nethercott was working on proving that ghosts live. However, before he can prove his theory he dies leaving a legacy to his daughters to question everything and to expect the unexpected. So when the ghost of Sir Mitchell Renshaw visits Nethercott's middle child Jade, she thinks nothing of seeing a spirit. Mitchell swears that he met her father who wants her to help him bring his killer brought to justice. In death as in life Mitchell is an obnoxious bore, but she agrees to help him if he manifests in front of other people; proving her beloved dad was not a crackpot. He accepts her terms with the additional stipulation she find proof that the disreputable Lord Gideon Bannatyne, the brother of his fiancée, killed him. Jade meets Gideon and requests he help her as she has some questions. He decides to assist her on her quest for one week, but if she fails to find what she seeks she will join him in his bed for one month. However, he hides for now his honorable willingness to risk a murder arrest rather than ruin his Jade. Leaving Queen Eleanor and her female knights in the Medieval Times, Jocelyn Kelley provides an entertaining paranormal Regency romance. The lead couple is a fascinating pairing as his rep is tattered yet he acts honorable towards her. The dilemma Jade faces as to who to believe, her beloved or a ghost she disdained when he was alive and still does now that he is dead though she knows not to say anything bad about those who passed away but not on. Regency readers will enjoy this fine tale of love amongst the spirited crowd. Harriet Klausner

Fabulous.

Miss Jade Nethercott is the middle daughter of Lord Nethercott, a professor who died before he could prove that ghosts were real. Since her father encouraged his daughters to ask questions and actually think (unlike most Society ladies), Jade did not run screaming when the ghost of Sir Mitchell Renshaw appeared in front of her. Lord Renshaw says that Jade's father told him to seek her out in hopes of bringing Lord Renshaw's killer to justice. Lord Renshaw is just as pompous and condescending in death as he was in life. This, of course, grates on Jade's nerves at times. Yet Lord Renshaw tells Jade that should she help him find proof against his killer, he would have the spirit of Jade's father come visit her. Lord Renshaw also promised to try to become visible to others so that Jade can prove to the world her father was correct in his research of ghosts. Jade agrees. Lord Renshaw's ghost swears that Lord Bannatyne, the brother of his fiancée, Lady Persis, is the one who stabbed him in the back and killed him, even though he never actually saw Lord Bannatyne's face. Lord Renshaw knows that Lord Bannatyne's knife was used and that is all the proof he needs for himself. However, the living requires more proof than simply the knife, since anyone else could have used it. Lord Renshaw insists that the proof Jade must retrieve can only be found in the demimonde. (This is where gentlemen find various mistresses and cyprians.) Even knowing this task could ruin her, Jade is determined to succeed. As one last favor, Lord Renshaw asks Jade to contact Persis and let her know that she could very well be in mortal danger. Lord Gideon Bannatyne, third viscount, has a low reputation even without people whispering that they believe he murdered Lord Renshaw. So he is amazed when Jade walks directly up to him and requests his assistance in helping her slip into the demimonde to discreetly question some of the demimondaines. Normally Gideon would refuse, but something about Jade has him making a deal with her. He would help Jade in her quest, yet should she not have her answers by the seventh night, Jade must spend a month in Gideon's bed. Only shortly thereafter, Gideon proves he is not totally a cad when he risks arrest rather than ruin Jade's reputation. Once they have leaped that particular hurdle, Gideon introduces Jade to Miss Sharla Maguire. Sharla is the mistress to another gentleman, but a dear friend to Gideon, and she agrees to tutor Jade, for a week, in how to behave like the women in the demimonde. In this way, Jade should be able to slip in and out of the demimonde without Society ever hearing of it. But someone out there seems to be gunning for Gideon and will stop at nothing to succeed. ***** Author Jocelyn Kelley proves that she can easily cross genres with this suspenseful novel set in London's Regency era. Readers are treated to ghostly tasks, drama, and romance all wrapped up in a fascinating murder mystery! Sharla is the best secondary chara