![]() ![]() Allen’s imagining of “Beauty and the Beast” as a supernatural period murder mystery is delightful at every turn. My Fair Gentleman - (Proper Romance) by Nancy Campbell Allen (Paperback) 14. In My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen, a Regency twist, society girl Ivy Carlisle is tasked with turning sailor Jack whod rather be at sea into Lord of. She’s terrified by the scar across his face and the rumors that he killed both Marie and his young wife, and yet Lucy finds him to be a kind confidant and an appealing suitor. ![]() When the ghost of Marie, the late sister of the secretive earl, tries to communicate with Lucy, the earl takes her under his protection and his scrutiny. ![]() Lucy Pickett, whose research on ways to counter vampires is a priority for the Botanical Aid Society of London, visits Blackwell Manor to find a remedy for her cousin Kate, who’s usually “healthy as an ox” but has been taken ill since moving there with her new husband, the brother of the Earl of Blackwell. Her tale seamlessly combines family politics, ballroom dancing, and romantic swooning with airships, ray guns, and automatons, as well as scientifically verified vampires and werewolves. Allen ( My Fair Gentleman) jumps gracefully on to the supernatural Victorian bandwagon, keeping both the romance and the gore PG-rated in a steampunk setting. ![]()
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