#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey blends passion and humor in a dazzling Regency-era novel in which a disastrous debutante becomes the toast of the town with a little help from a friend of the Prince Regent’s. Threatened by powerful enemies, William Blackburn, Earl of Ketterham, lives in exile in the Scottish Highlands with his daughter Vanessa. When she comes of age William urges her to return to her mother in England to make her debut. Raised with all the advantages and freedom a boy would have, Vanessa doubts she can fit into the mold of a proper young lady. Still, she agrees to re-enter fashionable society, determined to end the vendetta against her father, never imagining the high price she will have to pay. Lord Montgomery Townsend enjoys living on the edge, courting danger as he fixes potentially scandalous problems for the Prince Regent. While hiding out at the home of the Countess of Ketterham, Monty watches a disaster-in-the-making as his hostess tries to prepare her estranged daughter for a match with the pompous son of a powerful family. Puzzled as to why independent-minded Vanessa submits to being turned into a puppet and wants to marry the arrogant rogue, Monty nonetheless steps in to make her dreams come true. But no good deed goes unpunished and soon he faces more pressing problems, including the temptation to upend Vanessa’s wedding plans so he can marry her himself!

In 1598, the English clergyman John Darrell was brought before the High Commission at Lambeth Palace to face charges of fraud and counterfeiting. The ecclesiastical authorities alleged that he had "taught 4. to counterfeite" demonic possession over a ten-year period, fashioning himself into a miracle worker. Coming to the attention of the public through his dramatic and successful role as an exorcist in the late sixteenth century, Darrell became a symbol of Puritan spirituality and the subject of fierce ecclesiastical persecution. The High Commission of John Darrell became a flashpoint for theological and demonological debate, functioning as a catalyst for spiritual reform in the early seventeenth-century English Church. John Darrell has long been maligned by scholars; a historiographical perception that this book challenges. The English Exorcist is the first study to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment of Darrell’s exorcism ministry and his demonology. It shines new light on the corpus of theological treatises that emerged from the Darrell Controversy, thereby illustrating the profound impact of Darrell’s exorcism ministry on early modern Reformed English Protestant demonology. The book establishes an intellectual biography of this figure and sketches out the full compelling story of the Darrell Controversy.

What happens at the Club Curious after the crowd leaves? What happens when the curtains close, and two lonely souls find themselves thrust together battling a bridge between loyalty to the Empress and love for each other? Cassian shares her skin with audiences from around the world. Inside the Chicago Leo, she is the main attraction, the spotlight made just for her. She isn't used to sharing the limelight, not on her stage or in her club. But when a singer breaks down the barriers, there is no noise she doesn't want to hear scream out of that pretty pouting mouth. Once a condemned woman was tied to a traitor of a man, retribution sounds so sweet, especially when Sippie sings it. Sippie, the singer, is down on her luck; her boyfriend got back together with his ex. A woman people in the hotel admire and applaud; one of the elites, one of the firsts of the Empress's friends. But Sippie is feeling forgotten and unseen. Maybe a few nights filled with passion and secrets can make the torment of living in the shadows worth the pain. Because Cassian knows all about torture and temptation, maybe Sippie might find what she has been looking for all along, someone to believe in her and force her to be bold enough to believe in herself. Wicked Women is a lesbian age-gap romance. There are dark themes, such as sexual content, explicit language, and scenes involving violence. 18+ Content.