Lenore Dupont is a beautiful and successful courtesan, a discreet and high-class companion to the many gentleman of Regency London. But when she is introduced to the dashing James Durham, who requires her services for a sly subterfuge, she is bowled over by his rakish good looks and gentlemanly manners, and he in turn is entranced by her ravishing and sensual French beauty. When discovers that he is not the perfect gentleman he first appeared to be, she is outraged despite her feelings for him. Even though she is a courtesan, she will be no one's fool, not even a Duke's. But can their love really flourish in this stiff, buttoned-up society? When long buried secrets surface and passion is powerful enough, almost anything is possible ...

RetailA serial killer is stalking and killing young blonde women in London, leaving a mysterious necklace behind at the scene of the crime, and Chief Inspector Deacon Gaine has been assigned to the case. But in order to catch a killer, he will discover that sometimes you need to look deep into the past in order to unravel the secrets of the present.Gaine has no leads, little evidence, and zero suspects. He must open an unsolved murder case from 17 years ago, in order to decipher the truth, and uncover a secret that has been buried deep. If he can reveal it in time, it will lead straight to the identity of the killer. A killer, who is hell bent on completing his macabre collection. But can Gaine uncover the truth before it's too late? And can he stop the killer in time?Dead Blonde will take you deep behind the eyes of a killer, and into the mind of the detective who must stop him, asking the age old question, are monsters born or are they made?