#the carstairs affairs series

[tleeaves]

The art is lovely and now I'm gonna ramble because that's what I do when I care about something.

For the love of women, please PLEASE can fan artists remember to add muscle to their Shadowhunter ladies? I'll commend Bowater for cleverly giving James that sculpted and lean look without making him a beefcake (nothing against beefcakes, I'd love to hug them), but Cordelia is once again suffering from Arms And Shoulders Too Slender It's Hard To Even Imagine Her Picking Up A Sword. There is some there, yes, but artists shouldn't be afraid of giving particularly Female Main Characters weight and toned muscle. Cordelia is supposed to be nearly the same height as James as far as I can remember, and she's curvy, and full, and she wields a sword like it's second nature to her. Please explain why she looks so tiny in James' lap.

Also I'm pretty sure marriage runes are supposed to go over the heart whenever possible (thinking about Will's parabatai rune being over his heart instead -- he didn't get Tessa to draw over the scar, did he??) and... either I'm looking at the picture wrong or James' rune is not over where his heart should be.

For the matter, where are their other runes and scars?? James' Voyance rune isn't even on his hand. And I'm pretty sure he's right handed. I could have that wrong though.

Another thing: no one can ever decide what Cordelia's hair looks like and it's the funniest thing to me. This is what happens when all you do is vaguely say the colour is like fire but also like rose petals but also a flowing river of those things but also is Red (probably for redhead, but then from there I never understand where the rose petal analogy comes from considering the typical rose is a deep bloody colour -- I do acknowledge the existence of those light orange varieties though which might more closely resemble red hair). In the end, I'm glad readers can infer what they want and imagine the characters how they like.

Anyone else think James looks like he's built like a tennis player? Oddly specific, maybe, but it was a thought I had. Mostly the arms and somewhat narrow body.

James' hair is nice, his eyes are an interesting take on gold in the shadows. Bowater managed to also make him look closely related to his father, so bravo for that.

In the end, the focus is obviously on the marriage runes and not other physical aspects outside of it being clear that this is James and Cordelia. Bowater's style is very beautiful and elegant. Love the way fabric and lighting is done too. I'll add also that it is possible to be a smaller person who is slender but still strong so I mean Cordelia's not necessarily done wrong, I just interpret her appearance differently. Obviously, they're both hot and they're both attractive and I have my qualms with the series, chronicles, and author -- the fandom I am so-so on, though I'm still here, aren't I? And I'm taking the time to ramble about my thoughts on a piece of fanart -- but this is good. Gorgeous, even. Both James and Cordelia are beautiful.

[achaiapelides]

KitTy Oneshot: Royal AU

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom, Alicante, which was reigned by Queen Theresa, also often known as Tessa, and her husbands, King William and King James, also known as Will and Jem. They had four children together, the two oldest, Prince James and Princess Lucie, were very obviously Will’s children, while the youngest, Princess Wilhelmina, also often called Mina, was Jem’s child. They had also adopted a boy in Lucie’s age named Christopher Jonathan, or Kit, who was said to be the grandson of a lost princess from another kingdom.

The royal family was very close with the Blackthorn family, one of the elite families in Alicante, and especially Tessa and Jem were keen to take care of the Blackthorn children after their parents had died. Today, all the Blackthorn siblings, apart of only ten-year-old Octavian, served the royal family as brave knights or maids and servants.

The oldest sibling, Helen, and her wife, Aline were doing an exchange year in another country, while her brother Mark, the oldest boy, was living with his girlfriend Cristina in a different kingdom, as they were dating the new king, Kieran. Andrew Blackthorn, their father, had them with his first wife, Nerissa, before they separated, while the other children had a different mother, Elanor. The oldest of them was Julian, who was serving the royal family as a knight, together with his girlfriend, Emma Carstairs, Jem’s cousin, and his younger brother Tiberius. Tiberius twin sister Livia and their youngest sister Drusilla served as maids and took care of the youngest princess and their baby brother, Octavian, though they were often joined by Lucie and Kit, who simply adored their little sister and tried to spend every free minute with her. James obviously loved little Mina, too, but as crown prince he had far more responsibilities than his younger siblings and therefore couldn’t spend time with them as often as he would have liked to. But sometimes James wife, Cordelia, who was Jem’s and Emma’s cousin and Lucie’s best friend, joined them, too, as she loved her in-laws just as much as her husband did.

While James was already married, Lucie and Kit were still single, or at least that’s what was officially claimed by the crown, though there were rumours, that Lucie was dating the cousin of the Blackthorn siblings, Jesse and Kit was dating Livia. But since relationships of royals with normal people were frowned upon by many people (not the Queen and Kings, but the officials), the rumours stayed unconfirmed.

Speaking of rumours, the crown prince’s wife, Cordelia, was also having an affair with his best friend Matthew, according to those rumours. Even though all three of them had denied those rumours, some people still believed it, claiming, that, if the pair loved each other so much, they would already have had a child. This was obviously, to put it in Kit’s words, ‘some bullshit’, but still felt very pressured by that.

But the sex life of the crown prince couple is not what this story is about. It’s rather the life of the other prince, that is interesting for this. Shortly after Mina’s birth, a series of weird cases of attacks began. Many men landed themselves in hospitals, after being attacked by a person, who had hurt them just enough that they couldn’t escape and had then called for an ambulance, who brought them to a hospital. Those attacks seemed totally uncalled for, but after interviewing the victims, the knights found out that all of them were wanted rapists, who had been known for raping female prostitutes, primarily from other kingdoms, as in Queen Tessa’s Kingdom, everyone lived in enough wealth, that they didn’t have to sell their body for money. It seemed that all of them had met up with a young girl, named Hazel, but before they could do anything to her, were attacked by a young man, who injured them just enough so they couldn’t escape. “Hazel” then played shocked and called for an ambulance, who brought the men to hospitals and helped the knights to arrest them. This went on for three years, every few months a new attack, but the knights couldn’t find out anything else and even after an organized search by the people, neither “Hazel”, nor the young man were found. They even went as far to declare legally, that both wanted people would experience no legal consequences as their attacks helped arresting the rapists, but nothing happened, apart from the attacks every few months.

Only the new knight, Tiberius Blackthorn managed to change that.

After interviewing every single one of the victims again, Ty concluded, that the attackers, or at least one of them, knows, which men were wanted, and therefore must be either another knight or a different person of the Court, as they were the only ones who had access to this information. Or they had a close relationship to one person of the court, who gave them the information. Also it appeared, that every attack happened on a Friday night.

Knowing that Ty and Livvy, who had come to help him, interviewed every single member of the court, even the Royal Family, about what they did on Friday nights. But nobody seemed to be alone on those nights, everyone had at least two people who could confirm, that they were together. The Queen and her husbands spend every Friday taking a bath, James and Cordelia visited the theatre and were joined by Matthew, Lucie and Jesse had a date night at his house, while his sister was also there, and Kit joined Livvy and Dru, playing with their little siblings. Only Emma and Julian spend their time alone in their room, but since they were rather loud at whatever they were doing there, no one believed that they had something to do with the attacks. So, it seemed, that the suspects were not part of the court, but got their information from a third party, who was part of the court.

So, the twins came up with a better plan to catch the suspects. They faked a rape report and put the name of their friend, Malcolm on it. Malcolm, who worked as a warlock, had agreed to help them catch the attackers. Then they left the report lying around on a table and Livvy told every member of the court, who would listen, about the new case of rape.

For another two months, nothing happened and they were already giving up hope, but then, Malcolm got a letter from the mysterious girl named Hazel, who asked to meet up in a dark street for “private business”. After telling the twins about the letter, he agreed, and they set up a plan: Emma and Julian, who where now told about the plan, would hide in the abandoned house and hour before the meeting and Malcolm would come there with a knife hidden in his jacket to defend himself. But Ty and Livvy had to stay in the castle, as their older brother claimed that they were too inexperienced to join them on such a dangerous mission.

Obviously though, they didn’t listen and hid in the house too, before the others arrived.

Five minutes before the meeting, a brown haired girl appeared at the end of the street, walking fast towards the abandoned house and stopping next to a huge tree in front of the door. After a few minutes, Malcolm joined her, though he couldn’t get closer that five feet, before a hooded figure jumped out of the tree and tried to attack him, but was stopped by Emma and Julian, who came out of the house and tried to arrest them. While they were successful with Hazel, but the boy managed to escape on a horse and neither them were able to stop him. After Julian gave the twins a short talk about the dangers of this mission, forgetting that his siblings were already adults, they made their way back to the castle, where they interviewed Hazel and asked her to stay there, to catch her partner. Then everyone went to bed, a bit sad that they hadn’t been able to catch the boy behind the attacks.

But the next day Julian came to Ty, with a white cloth in his hand.

“The boy from yesterday lost this, when he ran away.”, his brother explained and gave him the cloth to look at. It smelled familiar. The cloth looked like a napkin and had golden threat broided in. Turning the cloth around, they found words that were broided in as well: “Jack & Rose”.

To be continued…

Happy December 10th, everyone!

Who do you think is the boy, that they are looking for? If you want to, leave your idea in the comments.

Part 2

[bookgeekgrrl]

"Practical education," Falk said with an admiring shake of his head. "Every girl needs to know how to organise a dinner party, make a souffle, pick a lock, load a gun and make a rope out of bed sheets. Just the basics really."

Midnight Flit (The Carstairs Affairs #2) by Elin Gregory

[livvyofthelake]

had to stop reading because once again the james and grace of it all was pissing me off. why are they so annoying nothing else in this book or any of cassie’s books bugs me like this. anyway i’ve been thinking. about emma carstairs and her lineage. so she can’t be descended from cordelia right because cordelia as a woman in england in 1903 can’t exactly pass on her last name. i know charlotte did but that’s because charlotte is the consul and she can do whatever she wants and also the name matthew branwell sounds awful. not the point. so this means. that some poor woman has to probably marry and then have at least one child with alastair carstairs. i don’t know who she is but she’s already suffered more than anyone else in this series oh my god can you imagine having to marry alastair carstairs. and i know emma has to be a biological descendant of them because in all the sobh art she’s drawn to look SO much like alastair it makes me act crazy. remember the art of her holding his dagger and imagining him watching over her… anyway so there’s no way that was an oversight on cassandra jean’s part cassie had to have told her that emma should look like alastair. especially because in all the old art of emma (made before cassie was writing tlh) she looks way different. so like. some poor girl has to marry that gay man. i feel so bad for her it’s unreal. the only other scenarios i’ve been able to think up are that somehow cordelia is able to name her children with her last name (but if she really ends up with james that’s not possible because we know jace is descended from james). or. they have a secret sibling. unlikely. or. and this one is bad. maybe cordelia has a baby but it’s like an affair baby and she can’t keep it so they pretend it’s her brother’s or something i don’t know i thought about this for like two minutes. that’s also unlikely tho. damn rip to his eventual wife. literally despairing thinking about this

[sheisbeautyweareworldass]

Do another tlh characters ranking pretty please my opinion on them also changes every other day

anon ilysm for giving me an excuse to this again 💖💖

i ranked the characters and gave a very brief opinion on them because i like giving my opinion on things, sorry 😂☠️

TLH character ranking:

1. Alastair Carstairs

2. Thomas Lightwood

3. Cordelia Carstairs

4. Christopher Lightwood

5. Lucie Herondale

my top 5 characters remain the same as before, even tho the positions are changed. lucie is lower than she was before, thomas and christopher are higher, but this isn't because my love for them increased/decreased, it's just a matter of who i'm emotionally closer at the moment (i hope this makes sense). i'm pretty sure that my top 5 won't change (at least not until coi) but they might switch positions once in a while - my libra ass doesn't allow me to settle down heheheh

6. Grace Blackthorn

7. Ariadne Bridgestock

the 6th and 7th spot is more of a matter about who makes me curious than a matter of love and affection tbh. based on chog, grace's the most complex character in the series (along side with alastair) imo and everything about her personality/past/powers is very interesting. i have big expectations for ariadne's arc - although i'm very afraid she might be reduced to only anna's affair. if well written, her reclaim and reconnection with her culture can be one of the best thing in the series.

8. Jesse Blackthorn

9. James Herondale

here we have the characters that i wished i could care about or like. when i did the ranking before, jesse was on the 7th place (i think?) not because i actually liked him, but because i felt like i had to care about him - and i tried, i swear. nowadays idk how to feel towards him, he's just,,,,,,, there?? the other one is james and i know that sometimes i seem to be someone who hates him, but i don't!!! do i get angry with the "you're the chosen one" trope around him? yes. his days past are the main reason why i don't reread chog? yes. do i think that the story would be a lot better if we gave at least 30% of his page-time to other characters? yes. but i don't hate him, he's just very boring and this pisses me off 😭😭

10. Anna Lightwood

11. Matthew Fairchild

12. Charles Fairchild

the last three remained the same and i think everyone already knows my thoughts about them 🙊, since i'm very vocal about this (sorry again). tbh i dislike matthew more now than i did before (i've come to the terms that i'm a matthew hater) but charles has a lifetime chair on the last place lmao and that's the only reason why matthew isn't on the 12th spot ☠️☠️

[shadowcatgirl09]

Book Recs

For the awesomeness that is @bonkai-coven ❤❤

Asterisk is for books that aren't YA.

Shadowshaper Cypher by Daniel Jose Older~Shadowshaper, Shadowhouse Fall, and Shadowshaper Legacy (I know I already mentioned to you a while back but this series but it's just that good!)

*The Fae Witch Chronicles~Realms of Ghosts and Magic, Realms of Mist and Ash, Realms of Fire and Shadow, Realms of Mirrors and Demons, Realms of Spells and Vampires, Realms of Lightning and Dragons by J.S. Malcom

The Heir Chronicles~The Warrior Heir, The Wizard Heir, The Dragon Heir, The Enchanter Heir, and The Sorcerer Heir (I'm rereading this series again girl it's crazier than I remembered) by Cinda Williams Chima

The Paranormalcy Trilogy~Paranormalcy, Supernaturally, Endlessly (Fae shapeshifting and monster hunting organizations what's not to love) by Kiersten White

The PERSEFoNE Trilogy~Don't Turn Around, Don't Look Now, and Don't Let Go by Michelle Gagnon (Hackers, Orphans, Experimentation and a really odd love triangle)

The Spellcaster Trilogy~Spellcaster, Steadfast, and Sorceress by Claudia Gray

Brooklyn Brujas~Labyrinth Lost and Bruja Born (Wayward Witch comes out in August of this year) by Zoraida Cordova (The creator likened it to the original Charmed, and this series came out before that reboot)

The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy~Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Days of Blood and Starlight, Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (I haven't read Strange the Dreamer or Muse of Nightmares yet but as soon as I do I'm pretty sure I'll recommend those as well)

*The Shadowchaser Series (as of now there's only three books with the fourth stuck in limbo) Shadow Blade, Shadow Chase and Shadow Fall by Seressia Glass (The Egyptian lore in this book is chef’s kiss)

The Nightmare-Verse~A Blade So Black, A Dream So Dark (the third book, A Crown So Cursed supposedly comes out in 2021) by L.L. McKinney (Only the third book series I ever read that had me screaming get the three in the love triangle together)

*The Bone Street Rumba Series~Bone Street Rumba, Midnight Taxi, Salsa Nocturna, and Battle Hill Bolero also by Daniel Jose Older (Ghost hunting/killing, a very interesting couple and the lore is just fantastic)

The Shadowhunter Chronicles~City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen of Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire, (ngl I don't really care for the Infernal Devices save for Jem Carstairs but I'm gonna list them because you might have a different opinion if and when you read the series) Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess, (and now for my favorite trilogy) Lady Midnight, Lord of Shadows and Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare

The Firebird Trilogy~A Thousand Pieces of You, Ten Thousand Skies Above You, and A Million Worlds with You (This series has the prettiest covers I ever laid eyes on) by Claudia Gray

The Secret Circle Trilogy~The Initiation, The Captive, The Power (Ngl I originally wasn't gonna put this series on this list but it has a pretty decent story if you can put up with the love triangle) by L.J. Smith

The Constellation Trilogy~Defy The Stars, Defy The Worlds, and Defy The Fates by Claudia Gray (I know this is like the third Claudia Gray rec but I love her and this series is also really good)

*The Demigoddess Chronicles~The Empyrean Witch, Dark Coven Rising, and The Triple Goddess (I don't know if it will just be a trilogy or if she plans on make more books for this series) by J.S. Malcom

The Slayer Duology~Slayer and Chosen (Both are set in the BTVS universe) by Kiersten White

The Num8ers Trilogy~Num8ers, The Chaos, and Infinity (Sci-Fi and Dystopian) by Rachel Ward

*The Reanimation Files~Affairs of the Dead, Requiem For The Living, The Ravaging In Between, and A Torment of Souls by A.J. Locke (The plot twists in this book had me reeling for over a week)

Additional Note: The Fae Witch Chronicles, The Demigoddess Chronicles, The Reanimation Files and The Shadowchaser Series are all Amazon exclusives; if you have Amazon Kindle you can read the first two for free

[annabutlerfiction]

Elin Gregory's "Midnight Flit" - with Giveaway *and* a Review!

Elin Gregory’s “Midnight Flit” – with Giveaway *and* a Review!

SUCH a treat! Midnight Flit, Elin Gregory’s latest book in The Carstairs Affairsseries, was published a few days ago. Seriously, it’s the best thing I’ve read in about a year. I love Miles Siward and Briers Allerdale, and their rollicking 1930s adventure on a train crossing Europe will blow your socks off, it’s so good. Here’s a bit more about it, and the review I’ll be posting up on Amazon and…

[melaniem54]

A Caryn Review: Midnight Flit (The Carstairs Affairs #2) by Elin Gregory

A Caryn Review: Midnight Flit (The Carstairs Affairs #2) by Elin Gregory

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

I did not know when I read Eleventh Hour3 years ago that there would be a sequel.  Three years, for me, is plenty of time to forget a book that wasn’t a standout, especially when I’m not waiting for a sequel.  Well, I remembered this book, and these characters, and was very excited to see they were coming back for another adventure!  This is another action story with…

[valerieullmerromanceauthor]

Midnight Flit by Elin Gregory

Midnight Flit by Elin Gregory

… … Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Universal Link   Length: 73,000 words approx.   Publisher: Manifold Press   The Carstairs Affairs Series   Book 1 – Eleventh Hour – Amazon US | Amazon UK | Universal Link … Blurb

Miles Siward and Briers Allerdale return for another thrilling Jazz Age adventure .

“Silk stockings on expenses.”

Miles’s aristocratic mother has information of importance…

[mysteryshelf]

BLOG TOUR - The Silver Gun

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The Silver Gun (An Art Deco Mystery) by L.A. Chandlar

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The Silver Gun (An Art Deco Mystery) by L.A. Chandlar Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Kensington (August 29, 2017) Paperback: 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496713414 Digital ASIN: B01MQSAJO7

New York City, 1936. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Big Apple is defiantly striving toward an era infused with art, architecture, and economic progress under the dynamic Mayor La Guardia. But those in City Hall know that tumultuous times can inspire both optimism and deadly danger . . .

It’s been six months since Lane Sanders was appointed Mayor Fiorello “Fio” La Guardia’s new personal aide, and the twenty-three-year-old is sprinting in her Mary Janes to match her boss’s pace. Despite dealing with vitriol from the Tammany Hall political machine and managing endless revitalization efforts, Fio hasn’t slowed down a bit during his years in office. And luckily for Lane, his unpredictable antics are a welcome distraction from the childhood memories that haunt her dreams—and the silver gun she’ll never forget.

When Lane gets attacked and threatened by an assailant tied to one of most notorious gangsters in the city, even the mayor can’t promise her safety. The corrupt city officials seem to be using Lane as a pawn against Fio for disgracing their party in the prior election. But why was the assailant wielding the exact same gun from her nightmares?

Balancing a clandestine love affair and a mounting list of suspects, Lane must figure out how the secrets of her past are connected to the city’s underground crime network—before someone pulls the trigger on the most explosive revenge plot in New York history . . .

Character Guest Post

I’m Lane’s sleuthing partner, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Roarke Channing. I’m an investigative reporter, and my fervor for a good story knows no bounds. I’m always on the prowl. And Lane’s boss, the 99th mayor of New York City always gives us reporters a run for the money. In fact, we often camp out across from City Hall just waiting. He never ceases to please.

  One time, we all followed him up to Bronx Terminal Market, where the notorious gangster, Ciro Terranova had his command central. He was also known at the Artichoke King – had a monopoly on artichokes. Fiorello dug up some arcane law that cited that in an emergency, the mayor had the power to stop food distribution. So on Christmas Eve morning, Fiorello got a fleet of police cars lined up and we reporters just knew that a good story was about to happen. We all followed him as fast as we could, only to arrive to witness Fiorello unrolling a lordly scroll with two trumpeters majestically accompanying his kingly actions. He declared the Artichoke King shut down. While the gangster’s lawyers scrambled to fight what they knew was a publicity stunt –and it was—Fiorello had West Coast artichoke distributors flood the market. The prices immediately went down and there was to be no more Artichoke King. I thought I might die laughing right then and there as soon as I saw him, his five-foot-two personage unrolling that scroll!

  But Lane herself is just as interesting. I wonder sometimes about her history. I think she has some demons to face. In fact, this fall I know she’s planning a trip back to her home town in Michigan to face some of those ghosts. And there are a couple of characters I’m not too sure about. That Finn guy might be trouble. But then again, he and Lane have quite a bond. There’s also a guy called Tucker on the scene – I wonder if he’ll stick around.

  I really like my author. Even though she gave me dimples – I despise my dimples. She’s funny. She gives me some high adventure and great banter with Lane. I always like a good laugh. Plus, I get a lot of dancing scenes. Boy, these days –the 1930s– are full of amazing music. The Savoy is our favorite place to go dancing. Readers will hear more about that amazing place in book 3. I saw Clark Gable there once! And let me tell ya about the cocktails! Boy oh boy. And I do enjoy my pinstripe suits and fantastic hats. Like all characters in books, I do have fears about how long the author will have me around. But I don’t think Laurie will kill me off. Fingers crossed!

  Something no one knows about me, is that the author has a good romance for me that will come around the bend soon. I tend to not have any big romantic interests right off the bat, nothing ever really takes. Some people think I should end up with Lane. But for now, finding the next big scoop is what motivates me. That is, until I eventually meet someone who becomes a good friend and someone I end up mentoring on the sly. But be quiet about this, no one is supposed to see that coming yet. We’ll see!

Come and hang out with us in The Art Deco Mystery series! It’s the bees knees. The cocktails, the glittering city, the music and art, the adventure, and the delight of life itself… Come join us. Hope to see you there!

About the Author

L .A. Chandlar is the author of the Art Deco Mystery Series with Kensington Publishing featuring Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and a fresh take on the innovation and liveliness of 1930s New York City. Her debut novel, The Silver Gun released August 29, 2017, and the sequel, The Gold Pawn, will release September 25th, 2018. Laurie has been living and writing in New York City for 16 years and has been speaking for a wide variety of audiences for over 20 years including a women’s group with the United Nations. Her talks range from NYC history, the psychology of creativity, and the history of holiday traditions. Laurie has also worked in PR for General Motors, writes and fund-raises for a global nonprofit is the mother of two boys, and has toured the nation managing a rock band.

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Sunday reading recap (10-Mar-2019)

at least i’m on vacation for the next week! gonna read a whole lotta fanfic (which is no different than any other week, except MORE)

Embers (shiftylinguini) - drarry, ABO, 41K - Harry’s a Heat Companion, Draco needs some help. 

Ulysses (girlbookwrm) - 00Q, 89K, really excellent, recced on a recent Be The Serpent - 

Best of Luck (Chance of a Lifetime #3, Kate Clayborn) - solid ending to a really good series, though not my fav of the series. I really did like the characters, even if the first time they hook up it's so unhygenic that I couldn't find it remotely sexy. (The rest of the sexy times were fine.) And I felt like Greer’s ‘mystery illness’ was drawn out for the reader too long - like, bc of the POV we know she’s got a chronic illness, it’s not ACTUALLY a mystery to us. But all in all, pretty good,

Midnight Flit (The Carstairs Affairs #2, Elin Gregory) -  LOOOOVED this! Such fun! I loved spending time with Briers and Miles again, this time including Miles' mother, being pursued by all sorts of foreign agents and a trip on the Orient Express.Also possibly the first super erotic leg shaving scene I’ve read. (I’m sure others are out there, this was just my first.)

sidereal (girlbookwrm, verbalatte) - Stucky, 67K, soulmark AU, really great worldbuilding in this, lots of great ‘historical’ and ‘pop culture’ stuff for soulmarks, lots of really chewy details on soulmark compatibility and multiple soulmates. honestly, a LOT of great worldbuilding in what’s a relatively small number of words.

misc shorter fanfic, including this very satisfactory fake-dating-for-grant-money fic

[infactforgetthepark]

[Free eBook] The Fat Death by Michael Avallone [Comedic Pulp Mystery Thriller]

The Fat Death by the late Michael Avallone is the 15th novel in his Ed Noon series of vintage pulp mystery/crime thrillers with comedic elements, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Story Merchant Books.

This was originally published in 1966 by Curtis. The popular, long-running pulp mystery/crime series stars a P.I. in New York City, who often takes on cases with oddball clients, leading to zany adventures.

The case takes place among the New York City fashion world, where an eccentric self-improvement guru has begun a marketing campaign for promoting a dieting scheme, and becomes one of the P.I.'s clients when unexpected fallout from industry espionage leads to mysterious deaths.

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Description “Beware the Fat Death” reads the thousands of leaflets fluttering down from the sky over Manhattan. A thin man, giant freak, who calls himself the Slim Savior, has begun a huge campaign because he has some idea about making America dietconscious, but nothing that innocent is the byplay that ensues from his doctrine. The fashion world and the garment industry is also the background for Noon’s love affair with Alberta Carstairs, which will have repercussions some thirty year’s later when a bastard son walks into Ed Noon’s life unannounced.