The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

2021 • 336 pages

Ratings55

Average rating3.6

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“The kind of book for which the word “rollicking” was invented.”—New York Times Book Review

A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.

Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She’s also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it’s a pleasant existence. Until the men show up.

Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he’s under direct orders to kill her. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Ned has plans of his own. But both men have made one grave mistake. Never underestimate a woman.

When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her–hopefully proving, once and for all, that she’s as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them.

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3 primary books

#1 in Dangerous Damsels

Dangerous Damsels is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by India Holton.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
The League of Gentlewomen Witches
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason

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July 11, 2022

This was extremely silly and a lot of fun - sort of like an adventure fantasy romance written by PG Wodehouse.

February 24, 2022

“Mind? Think of the fun we shall have shopping for sofas and guns and lamps!”

This book is so fun. It's a period romance, gender-bending slapstick fantasy. It's silly and literate and snarky and completely ridiculous. And I loved it a lot.

August 30, 2021

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