Overview

A chateau in sunny Provence should have meant a holiday, but murder casts a long shadow... Lady Georgia and Millie Brunel are invited to the Chateau de Valmy by Anne Campbell, the vicomtesse, an old school friend of Georgia's. In Provence, Anne assures them, they will find sunshine, the scent of lavender, wonderful meals, and a respite from danger. But before a week has passed, Anne is prostrate with grief. The vicomte is dead, and Georgia and Millie find evidence that suggests his death wasn't a natural one. Anne begs them not to involve the local gendarmes-the family will be publicly shamed, and their primary suspect, of course, will be Anne herself. With no help forthcoming, then, it is up to Georgia and Millie to discover who could have done this terrible thing. Is someone in the chateau holding a fatal grudge? Or is Anne hiding a secret? Because murder is always about money, power, revenge ... or love. The Engineer's Nemesis is the third cozy fantasy novel in the Lady Georgia Brunel Mysteries series set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. Though the books can be read as standalones, there are threads of love and family, tea and chickens, running through them all. No strong language, just a very proper kiss or two and a satisfying solution. Enjoy!

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""I found it refreshing to read something where the main characters are 'women of a certain age.' Both women have agency, intelligence, and the backbone to use them. Being women and products of their social class, they are limited in their ability to be taken seriously by those in charge, which makes the conflict organic. And look out for the chickens. There are always chickens."" -Fanbase Press ""The plot is complex, the characters well considered, the story well crafted, full of twists and turns, not all of them expected. But the gentleness that marked the first novel is here again. It is a fun tale, with characters you want to spend time with. A tale of gentle lightness, among the swathes of grimdark that occupy much of the genre. It's just nice escapist fun, written to entertain and entertain it does. Genteel light if you will, a genre all [Adina's] own, which has much to recommend it. I look forward to the next."" Mark Hayes, The Passing Place

Author Information

Shelley Adina is the author of some 60 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, Hachette, and Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes steampunk cozy fantasy and mystery as Shelley Adina; as Charlotte Henry, writes classic Regency romance; and as Adina Senft, is the USA Today bestselling author of Amish women's fiction. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in the UK. She won RWA's RITA Award(R) in 2005, and was a finalist in 2006. She appeared in the 2016 documentary film Love Between the Covers, is a popular speaker and convention panelist, and has been a guest on many podcasts, including Worldshapers and Realm of Books. When she's not writing, Shelley is usually quilting, sewing historical costumes, or enjoying the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.

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