A Curious Beginning
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Deanna Raybourn
The New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries returns once more to Victorian England and introduces intrepid adventuress Veronica Speedwell.... London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime.But fate has other plans when Veronica thwarts her own attempted abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron, who offers her sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker, a reclusive and bad-tempered natural historian. But before the baron can reveal what he knows of the plot against her, he is found murdered—leaving Veronica and Stoker on the run from an elusive assailant as wary partners in search of the villainous truth.
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Author
Deanna Raybourn
Pages
352
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2015-09-01
ISBN
0698198204 9780698198203
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Such an exciting read!"
Spice Police
"Instead of enemies to lovers we get complete strangers to verbal sparring partners to BFFs who take turns driving eachother insane.
True love far as I am concerned."
Maren L
"Binged this whole series in a month. SO GOOD!! the slow burn is 👌🏼"
Molly
"Loved! Veronica Speedwell is a strong, opinionated character and Stoker was a perfect match to her *****. "
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Veronica Mitchell
"Hilarious, good fun. And the vocab is superb. "
aPebbleInYourShoe
"Veronica Speedwell a new badass heroine who knows her own mind and is following her own path. I enjoyed taking the ride with her and the chemistry between her and Stoker. Already have the next installment in the series lined up for reading!"
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Brandy
"This was fun and I enjoyed the heroine. The plot is so slow-moving though and ultimately was too fantastical for me"
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Rebekah Travis
"I quite enjoyed this book. It was funny and an easy read. The mystery wasn’t as prevalent as I’d have liked, but the plot was still decent. I love that the main characters are scientists. Good read. Not quite a 5 star, but very good."
Alora J
"I’m not typically a fan of historical fiction, but how could anyone NOT love this story?! Veronica and Stoker are a perfect duo. Of course I’m going to continue the series."
Tosh P
"I’m so glad I read this series. It was a bit like a grown up historical Nancy Drew. "
Tamara Sev