A Devilish Element
(2024)(The first book in the Wooing the Wakefields series)
A novel by Madelynne Ellis
Can a bluestocking and mathematician admit the truth of their feelings, or will a certain devilish element end a love thats just begun?
Remote Cedarton Castle is haunted. Thats what her sisters say before Eliza Wakefield sets off to visit her recently married friend. The crumbling ruin is even more isolated and foreboding than expected. Its inhabitants, a small cluster of Lord Linfields closest allies. Moreover, all is not well with the Linfields marriage, leading Eliza to fear for her friends safety and her mind.
Mathematician Jem Whistler is a man caught in a trap. Hes in love with a woman he cant have and owned by a lord who demands things hed rather not give. Unexpectedly reunited with the bluestocking who owns his heart, he struggles to keep his attachment hidden. When the threat from Cedartons white lady increases, Jem and Eliza must work together to uncover the true nature of the spectre haunting Cedartons shadowy halls. Thats if they can keep their hands off one another long enough to investigate.
Dive into this tale of gothic mischief, medicine, and murder, and discover the Wakefields, four spinster sisters and the brother whos determined to see them matched. A Devilish Element is the first book in the Wooing the Wakefields series. Readers of a delicate disposition beware, spicy shenanigans, chemistry, and corpses abound in this tale of Regency romance.
Genre: Gay Romance
Remote Cedarton Castle is haunted. Thats what her sisters say before Eliza Wakefield sets off to visit her recently married friend. The crumbling ruin is even more isolated and foreboding than expected. Its inhabitants, a small cluster of Lord Linfields closest allies. Moreover, all is not well with the Linfields marriage, leading Eliza to fear for her friends safety and her mind.
Mathematician Jem Whistler is a man caught in a trap. Hes in love with a woman he cant have and owned by a lord who demands things hed rather not give. Unexpectedly reunited with the bluestocking who owns his heart, he struggles to keep his attachment hidden. When the threat from Cedartons white lady increases, Jem and Eliza must work together to uncover the true nature of the spectre haunting Cedartons shadowy halls. Thats if they can keep their hands off one another long enough to investigate.
Dive into this tale of gothic mischief, medicine, and murder, and discover the Wakefields, four spinster sisters and the brother whos determined to see them matched. A Devilish Element is the first book in the Wooing the Wakefields series. Readers of a delicate disposition beware, spicy shenanigans, chemistry, and corpses abound in this tale of Regency romance.
Genre: Gay Romance
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