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The book's dustjacket states that the author, "The Secret Barrister", is a junior barrister practising criminal law before the courts of England and Wales. [1] " The Secret Barrister" is also a blogger who in 2016 and 2017 was named Independent Blogger of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards. [1]
A Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, first published on 13 January 1821. Set in 1575, it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle by the Earl of Leicester , who is complicit in the murder of his wife Amy Robsart at Cumnor .
Sweet Dreams is a series of over 230 numbered, stand-alone teen romance novels that were published from 1981 to 1996. Written by mostly American writers, notable authors include Barbara Conklin, Janet Quin-Harkin, Laurie Lykken, Marilyn Kaye (writing under the pseudonym Shannon Blair), and Yvonne Greene.
These Old Shades is a 1926 historical romance written by British novelist Georgette Heyer.The novel is set around 1755: Heyer refers to the Duke of Avon's participation in the 1745 uprising as ten years previous; in addition the Prince of Condé is said to be about 20 years old.
Rumpole of the Bailey is a series of books created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer based on the television series Rumpole of the Bailey. [1] Mortimer adapted his television scripts into a series of short stories and novels starting in 1978. A series of anthologies and omnibus editions were also released.
The novel received the 2013 RITA Award for Best Historical Romance. [2] MacLean excels at writing dialogue. [3] [4] A Publishers Weekly review found that the focus on the hero and heroine's insecurity became "tiresome", but lauded the comic relief provided by the secondary characters. [3] Reviewers noted MacLean's strong characters.
Max-Ernest also finds out that 'Terces' is "secret" backwards, and Cass gets grounded when she returns home, because she was missing for too long. While on the Midnight Sun ship, Cass and Max-Ernest discover a strange ball (also called the sound prism), which enables her to hear all types of sounds by putting it to her ear and makes wonderful ...
A Countess Below Stairs is a 1981 British historical romance novel by Eva Ibbotson. It follows the story of Anna Grazinsky, a Russian countess, after World War I . It has also been published under the title The Secret Countess as a young adult novel.