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. Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. A New York Times Notable Book of 2021 "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.
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