In the tradition of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, THE UPPITY EARL by Marilyn Clay is a Clean, Sweet, and Proper Regency Romance, set in London. Miss Tessa Darby was born in England but grew up in American. She has now returned to England to escape her cruel stepfather and to try to reform the child labor laws of her birth country. Harrison Belmour, the fifth Earl of Penwyck is the very sort of influential gentleman Tessa wishes to impress with her plea. But a more uppity and self-righteous gentleman she has never met! Harrison Belmour is having the devil of a time controlling the deplorable behavior of his mother’s house guest, the auburn-haired, spectacle-making young lady from America. The stubborn chit refuses to take direction and the last thing the aristocratic Belmour family needs is another scandal! Still, the earl has to admit there is something refreshingly tantalizing about a beautiful woman who is both principled and intelligent. But, he refuses to believe he is falling in love with the willful young lady, even if he continues to reflect on what a perfect countess she would make! Note: The Uppity Earl was previously released in print as Miss Darby's Debut by Zebra Books, and is also in ebook as The Hyde Park Spectacle. “Another unusual plot from the talented pen of Marilyn Clay! I loved both Tessa and the Earl of Penwyck. Readers will laugh aloud at the dance lesson!” – Melissa Frederick. “Ms. Clay handles social reform issues in Regency England with aplomb! A perfect blend of romance, and humor within a captivating plot.”–Red River Reviews. If you enjoy the traditional Regencies of Candice Hern, Barbara Metzger, Mary Balogh, and Emily Hendrickson, you'll enjoy the clean, sweet, and always amusing Regencies by Marilyn Clay. This Regency, as well as all of Ms. Clay's other Regencies and Regency-set mystery novels are suitable for teen readers. Look for Marilyn Clay's newest Regency romance, THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX. A pair of look-alike cousins lead a confused lord on a merry chase! Something must be done before this handsome lord proposes to THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX! NEW! Marilyn Clay's Regency Mystery Series featuring clever, young Miss Juliette Abbott as amateur sleuth. Readers will hold their breath along with Miss Abbott as she sorts through clues to solve the murders at MORLAND MANOR, IN MAYFAIR, MARGATE, MEDLEY PARK, MIDDLEWYCH, MAIDSTONE, MONTFORD HALL, MARSH LANE, MARTINDALE, and in the newest title in the Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery series, MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE. MARILYN CLAY’s romantic suspense novels include DECEPTIONS: A Colonial Jamestown Novel. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust now when it seems everyone in the colony is in on the deception? (Also in Ebook as DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS and THE LETTER.) SECRETS AND LIES, also originally published in hardcover. Four young English girls travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, a new life and the adventure of a lifetime. What they find instead is that someone in Jamestown wants them all dead! (In paperback and Ebook as A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES. Also in Ebook as DANGEROUS SECRETS.) BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY by Marilyn Clay. American icon Betsy Ross sets out to discover who killed her beloved husband John Ross, but is instead drawn into Philadelphia’s dangerous underworld of spies and double agents. Can Betsy bring down a notorious double spy before he kills her, or her beloved sisters? STALKING A KILLER, a contemporary mystery set in a Texas small-town. Aspiring PI Amanda Mason is shocked when the first crime she must solve is the murder charge against her own father! All of Marilyn Clay’s non-fiction titles, ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE have all become Best-Sellers on Amazon.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STREAMING ON HULU • A warmhearted, "complex, believable, and always intriguing story” (The New York Journal of Books) that celebrates female friendship and second chances This diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered life’s storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STREAMING ON HULU • A warmhearted, "complex, believable, and always intriguing story” (The New York Journal of Books) that celebrates female friendship and second chances This diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered life’s storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances.

In the tradition of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, MISS DARBY'S DEBUT by Marilyn Clay is clean, sweet and wholesome. Tessa Darby was born in England but grew up in American. Now she's returned to England to escape the tyranny of a cruel stepfather and to try to reform the child labor laws of her birth country. The Earl of Penwyck is the very sort of influential gentleman Tessa hopes to meet. But a more top-lofty and self-righteous man she has never met! Lord Penwyck is having the devil of a time controlling the deplorable behavior of his mother's houseguest, the auburn-haired, spectacle-making young lady from America. The stubborn chit simply will not take direction and the last thing the aristocratic family needs is another scandal! Still, the earl has to admit there is something refreshingly tantalizing about a beautiful woman who is also principled and intelligent. But, he refuses to believe he is falling in love with the willful young lady, even if he continues to reflect on what a perfect countess she would make! "Another unusual plot from the talented pen of Marilyn Clay! I loved both Tessa and the Earl of Penwyck. Readers will laugh aloud at the dance lesson!" – Melissa Frederick. "Ms. Clay handles social reform issues in Regency England with aplomb! A perfect blend of romance, and humor with a captivating plot."–Red River Reviews. Miss Darby's Debut was originally published in print by Kensington Books. Later released as an ebook under the titles The Uppity Earl and The Hyde Park Spectacle. MARILYN CLAY has recently authored the popular Miss Juliette Abbott Regency mystery Series; MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE, are all now available in print and Ebook. If you enjoy the clean, sweet Regencies of Hanna Hamilton, Joan Smith, Charlotte Stone and Eleanor Meyers, you'll enjoy the traditional, clean, sweet, amusing Regencies by Marilyn Clay, all suitable for teen readers, with no strong language, graphic scenes or violence. Marilyn Clay's historical novels include DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel. Catherine travels to the New World in search of her betrothed but what she finds in Jamestown nearly destroys her. SECRETS AND LIES: A Jamestown Novel. Four young English girls come to the New world on a Bride Ship to marry settlers, but are shocked to find that all is not as it seems in the colony. Both books were originally published in hardcover. Secrets And Lies has been re-released in paperback as A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES. BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY is another of Marilyn Clay's popular historical novels. Set in Philadelphia in 1776 Quaker Betsy Ross sets out to uncover who is responsible for the death of her beloved husband John Ross, but soon finds herself drawn into the dangerous and confusing underworld of spies and double agents. Available in both print and e-book. STALKING A KILLER, a contemporary murder mystery by Marilyn Clay, is set in Dallas. Can Amanda clear her father from a murder charge before the killer strikes again? Among Marilyn Clay's numerous non-fiction titles are three Ebooks on Regency period furniture, now available online. A former University Editor, multi-published author MARILYN CLAY is a highly respected historian of the English Regency period. For sixteen years, she published THE REGENCY PLUME, an international newsletter containing articles on all aspects of the 18th and early 19th centuries in English history. Back issues of the newsletter are still available from The Regency Plume website.

Kenyatta and his army work to rid their community of drug traffic.

The Bonnie, Bonnie Bone This fourth installment of the Clarice Campion/Miss Letty series finds Clarice, her husband Otis, and their permanent guest, former Silent Screen star, Miss Letitia Lorraine, acting as exchange caretakers/B&B hosts in a Scottish castle which sits on an island in the tidal Firth of Lorn. Otis, drilling through the castle wall in search of a leak, discovers two skeletons. One dates from the 1970s; the other from the 1930s. The older skeleton bears a gruesome relic: a third leg growing from its abdomen. A vestigial twin. Did the aristocratic family try to hide this deformity? How many people were privy to this deception? Surely not Earl Randall; they like him. The ninety-year-old Dowager Countess, not so much. Clarice and Miss Letty dig into the archives to try to identify the skeleton. They are assisted by their children, twins Kitty and Pat, at Edinburgh University for a Semester Abroad; the kids’ Scottish friend, Mac; six B&B guests from Virginia; and B&B employee Heather, clued in by her news-gathering Gran. Their explorations lead them to a tunnel from the castle, under the firth, to another island. Originally an escape hatch in times of siege, they discover a hidden room fitted up as a dormitory or hospital ward. And what about that gap in the earldom for over a hundred years? The village of Killnish, so picture postcard perfect—as though trying too hard to be Scottish—puzzles them, since it looks as if it grew up overnight. And why are there no graves in the churchyard before 1940? Finally Clarice confronts a killer in the tunnel, but is saved by her B&Bers (she’s not dumb enough to enter the tunnel alone!). All must scramble for their lives as the tunnel collapses and water from the firth rushes in.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The first half of the twentieth century was marked by the treatment of blacks who dared exercise their civil rights, which were reserved for whites only. In the North, the racial divide was de facto and maintained at key levels of society, while in the South, it was de jure and enforced by law. #2 Malcolm Little was the seventh of Earl’s children, and the first to be born in Detroit. He was the son of a pioneering, Midwestern family. He would become a major figure in twentieth-century American history. #3 Earl’s family had experienced the terror of the Ku Klux Klan, and he welcomed his new son as another mouth to feed. #4 Earl’s father, Reverend Little, was a preacher who was very independent and outspoken. He was often in conflict with his in-laws, who were more subservient to whites. He eventually left Georgia and moved to Philadelphia, where he met and was influenced by the teachings of Marcus Garvey.