A Petty Problem
(2022)(The seventh book in the Star Elite's Highwaymen Investigation series)
A novel by Rebecca King
Alicia's benevolence lands her in trouble - with the Star Elite no less. At first, helping a neighbour seems like a perfectly ordinary thing to do. However, when it swiftly becomes evident that all is not as it first appears, Alicia finds herself facing a very angry Star Elite investigator. How was she to know that the handsome stranger lurking outside Mrs Fitzhugh's house was looking for a highwayman?
Evan is far from happy at being accosted by a delightful female. His search for the missing highwaymen is getting more dangerous every day. Archie Hammond, the leader of the group, is in the area somewhere, Evan is sure of it. His gut is never wrong, and it is screaming at him that not only is Hammond in the vicinity, but the stunning Miss Alicia Selkirk is in as much danger as Evan is in. Evan cannot walk away, but with strange happenings in a seemingly empty house, he is faced with more problems than he has time for, the first and most important of which is his attraction to Alicia.
Can he uncover all of Alicia's secrets without falling for her? Has his presence in her life brought the highwaymen to her door, or had they already decided to target her? Where is Mervinia Fitzhugh? One thing is for certain, Evan is most definitely not going to fall for Alicia. He won't. Love is for fools - isn't it?
Genre: Historical Mystery
Evan is far from happy at being accosted by a delightful female. His search for the missing highwaymen is getting more dangerous every day. Archie Hammond, the leader of the group, is in the area somewhere, Evan is sure of it. His gut is never wrong, and it is screaming at him that not only is Hammond in the vicinity, but the stunning Miss Alicia Selkirk is in as much danger as Evan is in. Evan cannot walk away, but with strange happenings in a seemingly empty house, he is faced with more problems than he has time for, the first and most important of which is his attraction to Alicia.
Can he uncover all of Alicia's secrets without falling for her? Has his presence in her life brought the highwaymen to her door, or had they already decided to target her? Where is Mervinia Fitzhugh? One thing is for certain, Evan is most definitely not going to fall for Alicia. He won't. Love is for fools - isn't it?
Genre: Historical Mystery
Used availability for Rebecca King 2's A Petty Problem