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A Dangerous Chemistry

Shadows in the Belle Epoque

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Pub Date 27 Mar 2026 | Archive Date 16 Apr 2026


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The bastard daughter of an underworld crime lord wouldn't seem like a candidate to dispense vengeance, but she’s never been conventional…

London 1888

Frankie Smith has waited long years to bring her father, a powerful crime lord, to justice after he murdered someone she loved. Now that he’s kidnapped a high-profile heiress, Frankie teams up with the girl’s fiancé to make sure the crime doesn’t go unpunished.

Scientist Thaddeus Bruce, Viscount Caldwell, is on the verge of developing a method to sanitize public water. He’s also flat broke. To finance his research, he’s agreed to marry a sweet-tempered heiress who shares his passion for chemistry. So when a strange woman arrives in his washroom and claims his new fiancée has been kidnapped, he’ll do whatever he must to recover her--even follow this street rat into the St. Giles underworld.

Together, they search for answers and discover secrets that span oceans. But though pursuing criminals proves increasingly dangerous, their greatest risk may be the chemistry between them.

A DANGEROUS CHEMISTRY is a Victorian-set historical romantic suspense with open-door sexual situations. It would be perfect for fans of gritty historical shows like Peaky Blinders, A Thousand Blows, and The House of Guinness, or the action-packed Sherlock Holmes movies.

The bastard daughter of an underworld crime lord wouldn't seem like a candidate to dispense vengeance, but she’s never been conventional…

London 1888

Frankie Smith has waited long years to bring...


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