FELICITY'S FOLLY is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency romance set in a country house in Regency England, complete with quirky characters; ghosts, and a couple of mysteries Left without a sixpence at three-and-twenty, Felicity Rhoades has vowed never to marry again. Instead, she will become a woman of independent means by taking in boarders. Felicity's "boarding house" is Rhoades Arbor, her late husband's grand estate and her first guest is none other than a titled gentleman Unfortunately, the best-laid plans are going to the ghosts The Earl of Maitland arrives-pursued by a headless horseman Felicity's other boarders turn out to be a pair of eccentric spinsters and several psychics. Strange noises are oversetting the guests and every night, someone is digging up the garden Something odd is happening at Rhoades Arbor and it leads a lovely landlady and a captivated earl into the shadowy unknown where a buried secret reveals the most thrilling mystery of all ... love "A very unusual plot Unbelievably funny I laughed out loud many times " - author, Melissa Frederick. "Filled with Jane Austen-like characters, Ms. Clay writing and characterization are excellent "- author, Patricia Rice A respected historian of the Regency period in English history and publisher of The Regency Plume Newsletter, all ten titles in Marilyn Clay's popular new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series, MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE are all now available in print and ebook. A former University Editor, Marilyn Clay's non-fiction titles, ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, A HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE, as well as many of her Regency romances, have attained Best-Seller status on Amazon. For additional information about Marilyn Clay's novels, visit Marilyn Clay Author. Be sure to look for Marilyn Clay's historical suspense novels: BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY featuring American icon Betsy Ross as the intrepid heroine. In 1776 Philadelphia, Betsy determines to expose the killer of her beloved husband John Ross but is quickly drawn into the dangerous underworld of spies and double spies. DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel was originally released in hardcover, now in ebook. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust when the entire colony is in on the deception? (Also released in ebook as Dangerous Deceptions) SECRETS AND LIES, originally released in hard cover, and now in ebook. An inspirational story about four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, and a new life. Instead they find that someone in the colony wants them all dead Also in ebook as Dangerous Secrets. All of Marilyn Clay's Regencies and Historical Suspense novels are suitable for young adult readers with no strong language, violence or graphic scenes.
Felicity Rhoades is determined to make it on her own! To do so, she must go against the protests of her hot-tempered brother and the antics of a bevy of eccentric boarders and other-worldly beings who seem intent upon sabotaging Felicity's every effort to run a respectable boarding house. The ghostly scenes in this story are the funniest I have ever read. Many of the ghostly sightings and legends that the author mentions are indeed true stories. Being from England, I am quite familiar with certain of these tales that have been associated with English castles and abbeys for centuries. Ms. Clay has obviously done extensive research before writing this very funny story. A MUST READ, don't miss this one!
A very funny story, complete with ghosts and legends!
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This is a cleverly written story with interwoven plots that involve a number of mysteries. Who, or what, is digging up the grounds of Rhoades Arbor? Why is Felicity Rhoades using an assumed name? Why is she protecting her dead husband? Which one of the Arbor guests is not who she, or he, seems to be? Felicity's ideas to catch the ghostly vandal will keep you in stitches! Both Felicity and Maitland are well-drawn, likeable characters who display deep human emotions as they resist falling in love with one another. Ms. Clay has managed to write a very funny story with laugh out-loud scenes and at the same time, a heart-wrenching love story and mystery novel. If you are a true Regency fan, you won't want to miss this one! Very well done!!
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