Manda Collins

England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To escape an odious betrothal, she fled to London where she’s been hiding as the unassuming secretary Flora Deaver....

An intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in an award-winning author's fun and flirty historical rom-com, perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore, Julia Quinn, and Tessa Dare....

Jane Halliwell once dreamed of a home of her own—but those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father. Now, she works as a governess, preparing her charge for a future no longer within her reach....

A wallflower and a rake join together to solve a mystery in this charming grumpy/sunshine historical rom-com—the first book in a new series from the bestselling author of A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem!

As half of the writing duo behind England’s most infamous crime column, Miss Caroline Hardcastle has quite the scandalous reputation....

Geologist Gemma Hastings has no interest in pursuing romance - and no patience for Lord Cameron Lisle, an esteemed fossil hunter, annoyingly handsome though he may be. But when a shocking attack puts Gemma in very real danger, she may have to accept Lisle's offers of protection....

Bequeathing Beauchamp House to four bluestockings - no matter how lovely they are to look at - is a travesty, and Quill simply won't have it. But Lady Celeste's death....

Lady Daphne Forsyth is a brilliant mathematician with a burning passion for puzzles. When she learns that the library belonging to her benefactress houses the legendary Cameron Cipher....

Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage....

A dedicated painter, Miss Sophia Hastings is far more concerned with finding the right slant of light than in finding Mr. Right. But when an overheard conversation hints at danger for another local artist, Sophia is determined to get involved....

Young widowed Georgina Mowbray is settling into her role as Lady Russell's companion quite well - until the lady's nephew Dominic, the Earl of Coniston, arrives....

Lady Madeline Essex is the last of the unwed "ducklings" in her family - and by far the most outspoken....

Amelia's mother dies, forcing Amelia to take employment as gentlewoman's companion. But then she meets the childhood friend who stole her heart, who has come to court Amelia's employer....

What's a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing at a place like Lord Deveril's ballroom? With her shy demeanor, she's a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the ton....

Heartbroken by the loss of her brother, Miss Leonora Craven vows to uncover the truth about his "accident", which seems to have been anything but....

Perdita, the widowed Duchess of Ormonde, keeps a dangerous secret - the truth of how her brutish husband died. But a mysterious avenger seems to know it, too....

Miss Penelope Monckton, just returned from nursing with Florence Nightingale's in Crimea, has come to the country estate of one of the most scandalous men in England, Lord Rickarby—nicknamed Rakerby—to collect a bequest from his late wife, her childhood friend Millie.

Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the country. But when her godmother asks her to visit her bachelor grandson, she goes to see the notoriously rustic Duke of Ormond....