A Promise Given

<p><strong>Mixing Mystery and Romance in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>A dazzling wedding. A grand estate. A murder no one saw coming.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Henrietta and Clive Howard are finally tying the knot-but family tensions and clashing expectations threaten to upend their plans. As the long-awaited day arrives love is in the air-but so are complications. Elsie's budding romance with Stanley is tested by the arrival of the dashing Lieutenant Harrison Barnes-Smith and Henrietta's vivacious friend Rose-a situation that grows increasingly dark and confused as time goes on.</p><p></p><p>Clive and Henrietta begin their honeymoon at Castle Linley Clive's ancestral home in England where Henrietta must adjust to a host of new relations-including the brooding Wallace Howard heir to the estate. When a local man is found murdered in the nearby village Wallace falls under suspicion and Clive is reluctantly drawn into the investigation.</p><p></p><p>Together Clive and Henrietta must navigate crumbling traditions family secrets and disturbing news from home-all while trying to prove Wallace's innocence. But as they dig deeper into the case they uncover truths that could shake the Linley legacy to its core.</p><p></p><p><em>Can Clive and Henrietta find the real killer and clear Wallace's name-without destroying the estate's future?</em></p><p></p><p>★ <strong>Henrietta and Clive are a sexy endearing and downright fun pair of sleuths.</strong> -Library Journal (starred review)</p><p></p><p>★<strong> The mix of sleuthing and aristocratic life pairs well with Rhys Bowen's Royal Spyness series. </strong>― <em>Booklist</em></p><p></p><p>★<strong> A story full of family secrets twisted plots and a striking English setting <em>A Promise Given</em> is the perfect novel for fans of Sherlock Holmes. </strong>―<em>Brit + Co.</em></p><p></p><p>★<strong> Series fans will cheer the beginning of Clive and Henrietta's private investigation business in an entry with welcome echoes of <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>.</strong> ― <em>Publishers Weekly</em></p>