Vic is a broken set of bones after Barnacle pushes
her down the basement stairs. Thankfully, Tubs knew how to set bones without
surgery and Dr. Connors knew how to make plaster casts.
Turns out Vic’s feral dog baby likes to chew on her
casts.
So what were the health implications for consuming
calcium sulfate, the main ingredient of a plaster cast? Gas and bloating.
Which makes it a whole lot safer than drinking from
a Late Victorian baby bottle. So don’t fret for the Cannonball when you read that
he likes to chew on Vic’s cast below. He’ll be fine.
While
Xavier’s plan to take a holiday in Europe for Vic to have her baby incognito
works well enough, complications during the birth almost takes both mother and
child. Dr. Connors performs his first cesarean ever. While successful, it Vic
takes months to recover. A prisoner to the bed, she spends her time encouraging
marriage between two of their employees. Unfortunately, Xavier’s original
negotiations with Tubs prevents the giant from acting upon his heart. While
Xavier chases ladies enjoying the sun, Vic convinces Tubs to resign his
service.
When
Xavier and Vic return to England, the head of Scotland Yard awaits them at the
dock. A great change in Parliament has occurred due to the fallout of their last
investigation. England is crumbling beneath an outbreak of crimes and their
help is desperately needed before lives are ruined and jobs are lost.
Vic
stared at her butler, feeling as if Christmas had come early. “Gregory, are you
telling me I have my own carriage and driver?”
He
nodded.
She
wrapped her arms around his waist. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“Gentlemen
do not hug,” he scolded. “And you are welcome. I realized it was ridiculous for
you to be carted about in a rented carriage, when your carriage sat unused at
the other house.”
“Won’t
Claire need it?” The last thing she wanted was Claire arriving at the door
calling her a thief.
“No,
Mr. Brown has bought an automobile, so they no doubt will appreciate the
removal of two horses and the second carriage from the stable.”
“I
can’t wait to see David’s car,” Vic said and remembered Claire still didn’t
know for certain she was back from Spain. While she had seen Xavier, Vic had
managed to avoid her thus far. And the reason for the continued secrecy was
presently chewing on her ankle cast. She reached down and stroked Cannon’s
giant head.
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Liza O’Connor was
raised badly by feral cats, left the South/Midwest and wandered off to find
nicer people on the east coast. There she worked for the meanest man on Wall
Street, while her psychotic husband tried to kill her three times. (So much for
finding nicer people.) Then one day she declared enough, got a better job,
divorced her husband, and fell in love with her new life where people behaved
normally. But all those bad behaviors has given her lots of fodder for her
humorous romances. Please buy these books, because otherwise, she’ll become
grumpy and write troubled novels instead. They will likely traumatize you.
You have been warned.
Mostly humorous
books by Liza:
Ghost Lover—Two British brothers fall in love with the
same young woman. Ancestral ghost is called in to fix the situation. And
there’s a ghost cat that roams about the book as well. (Humorous Contemporary
Romance)
Untamed & Unabashed—The youngest of the Bennet sisters, Lydia,
tells her story. A faithful spinoff from Pride & Prejudice.
A
Long Road to Love Series: (Humorous Contemporary odd Romance)
Worst Week Ever — Laugh out loud week of disasters of Epic
proportions.
Oh Stupid Heart — The heart wants what it wants, even if it’s
impossible.
Coming to Reason — There is a breaking point when even a saint
comes to reason.
Climbing out of Hell — The reconstruction of a terrible man into a
great one.
The
Adventures of Xavier & Vic Sleuth series: (Late Victorian/Mystery/Romance)
The Troublesome Apprentice — The greatest sleuth in Victorian England
hires a young man who turns out to be a young woman.
The Missing Partner — Opps! The greatest sleuth in Victorian
England goes missing, leaving Vic to rescue him, a suffragette, and about 100
servants. Not to mention an eviscerating cat. Yes, let’s not mention the cat.
A Right to Love — A romantic detour for Jacko. Want
to see how amply rewarded Jacko was when he & Vic save an old woman from
Bedlam?
The Mesmerist — The Mesmerist can control people from afar and make them murder for
her. Worse yet, Xavier Thorn has fallen under her spell.
Well
Kept Secrets — Far too many secrets are being kept
and as we all know, secrets have a way of coming out.
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