The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
Author: India Holton
Category: Other
Published: 2021
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Read Online“The kind of book for which the word “rollicking” was invented.”—New York Times Book Review One of Bustle's Best New Books Out June 2021A Popsugar Best Summer Read of 2021A 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,...