It may have something to do with the fact that her father Patrick Morvath has been plotting to destroy the society for years. But now Cecilia has been marked for assassination by another member of the society – which is surely the final accomplishment needed for promotion.
She has been a junior member forever and has completed all the tasks necessary for promotion – robbed several banks, blackmailed a marchioness, flown the Channel, and even gone dress shopping with Bloodhound Bess. It’s created a whole new genre – Historical Victorian Fantasy Pirate Romance! If you are up for a rollicking adventure combined with a truly swoonworthy love story, then read on!Ĭecilia Bassingthwaite just wants to be admitted as a full member to the Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. This book is packed with hilarity, romance, and adventure topped with flying houses, hot pirates in tight trousers, proper Victorian ladies, and delightful literary allusions. 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.When I opened The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels for the first time and read the Table of Contents, I thought to myself ‘this is either going to be awesome or a hot mess.’ Fellow readers, it was awesome!
But both men have made one grave mistake. 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. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he's under direct orders to kill her. Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it's a pleasant existence.
Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means.
“The kind of book for which the word “rollicking” was invented.”- New York Times Book ReviewĪ prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.Ĭecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady.
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