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Poison or Protect

Poison or Protect

A Delightfully Deadly Novella
Paranormal RomanceSteampunk
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

Lady Preshea Villentia, the Mourning Star, has four dead husbands and a nasty reputation, and she looks fabulous in black. What society does not know is that every one of those husbands was marked for death by her employer.

Preshea has one final assignment, and it was supposed to be easy: a house party with minimal bloodshed. She had not anticipated Captain Gavin Ruthven, who is massive, Scottish, quietly irresistible, and working for the enemy. In a battle of wits, Preshea may risk her own heart, a terrifying prospect for a woman who never knew she had one.

Poison or Protect is a charming stand-alone love story set in Gail Carriger's steampunk Parasolverse, with appearances from favourite characters and the strategic application of leather gloves.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

RomanticFunnyTenseWhimsical
RivalsEnemies to LoversForced ProximityMorally Grey

Genres

Paranormal Romance Steampunk Urban Fantasy Historical Romance Romance Espionage Thriller

About the author

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Gail Carriger

Gail Carriger (born Tofa Borregaard, May 4, 1976, in Bolinas, California) is an American writer of steampunk and paranormal romance, best known for the Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, Timeless) and its young-adult companion series, Finishing School. Before turning to fiction full-time, she trained as an archaeologist, earning a master's degree in archaeological materials from the University of Nottingham and a master's in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz....

Characters

Preshea VillentiaProtagonist

Lady assassin known as the Mourning Star, widow of four murdered husbands.

Gavin RuthvenProtagonist

Scottish captain working for the opposing side at the house party.

All characters in Poison or Protect