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A Victorian Mystery romance

A dark cloud hovers over Wolfram, the ancient abbey Laura calls her new home. Can she trust the mysterious man she married?

After a whirlwind courtship, Laura Parr marries Baron, Lord Nathaniel Lanyon, and he takes her to live in his ancient home in Southern England. Laura comes to Cornwall excited to begin life with the passionate man she has married. But secrets lurk in the shadows. The death of Nathaniel’s first wife has never been solved, and some of the villagers believe him responsible. Struggling to understand her new husband, Laura tries to uncover the truth. With each stone unturned, she comes closer to danger.

Lord Nathaniel Lanyon had decided never to marry again. But when he meets Miss Laura Parr, the daughter of Sir Edmund Parr, one rainy afternoon, he realizes almost immediately that he must have her in his life. And the only way he could was to marry her.

Nathaniel believes that his troubled past is behind him and he can offer Laura a good life at Wolfram, even though he can never offer her his heart. But as soon as they come to live in the ancient abbey, the past returns to haunt him, revealing secrets that he thought had been buried forever. As he tries to fight the forces threatening to overwhelm him, he realizes that feisty Laura will demand more from him than he can give.

“A Gothic romance in the classic style, the author is a master at creating ominous atmosphere and multilayered characters.” Coffee Time Romance and More.

“The plot was interesting and the added mystery kept me riveted. The novel kept me wondering until the end.” The Romance Studios.

“It was hard to put the story down as the mystery kept just out of reach, drawing the reader in further to the storyline. [It] kept me up way too late into the night following the puzzle of Wolfram Abbey. I look forward to seeing more from Maggi Andersen.” Siren Book Reviews.

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Historical romance, gothic mystery, historical thriller, Victorian romance, arranged marriage

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B072F72WVK
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1016 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 311 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #72,204 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #254 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #551 in Historical Thrillers (Books)
- #1,191 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)

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USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning author, Maggi Andersen was writing adventure stories at age eight. She still does, but now they are spicy romances. Her historical romances are set in the Regency era, often with a touch of mystery or suspense. She also writes gothic Victorian mysteries and other genres. A new Regency series is in the pipeline for late in 2022.

With a BA in English and Fine Arts and a Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing, Maggi lives in Australia, in the beautiful Dandenong ranges with her husband, a retired lawyer. Cockatoos, parrots, possums, peacocks and deer visit them, and animals often feature in her books.

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Excellent.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2022

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This author has a fantastic imagination, what a book. It's very suspenseful. I finished the book in day. Enjoy reading, you'll love it.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 7, 2017

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I genuinely like this author and when I read that she'd written a gothic-type story then it was an easy buy for me. I loved it. The setting is in the late Victorian era, which I don't always enjoy but this worked well. The h is an independent minded young lady who is interested in suffrage and even attended university lectures, even though she couldn't officially write exams or anything. She meets the H by chance and they are both immediately attracted to each other. The h doesn't particularly want to marry but the H is quite persuasive and her overbearing mother is pushing for a match. The H wears her down and she agrees to marry him and return with him to his estate in Cornwall. The H has never discussed his late wife for the dark deeds that have happened at the abbey he calls his home. There are so many secrets but whenever the h tries to question the H, he then overwhelms her with passion. Honestly, what a good story.

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Why not 5 stars? The villain was too easy to work out from early on.

I recommend this book. I'm off to find some Victoria Holt books as the author mentioned that they were her inspiration.

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Sandra

Good gothic romance, but I had a few issues with the couple

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2017

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This is a good gothic romance, with a mostly likeable couple. It reminded me of the Victoria Holt gothic romances I read many years ago -- since Victoria Holt is a fantastic writer, that is a very good thing. I did figure out who the murderer was before it was revealed, but didn't figure out the motive.

A few things bothered me about the characters, though, which is why I only gave this book a 4-star rating. First, if the couple had just communicated better, they wouldn't have had so many issues. Second, the H was just too secretive and too quick to assume that the h would be as bad as his first wife. Third, the h was an independent suffragist in the beginning of the book -- but after she marries, she becomes a mouse who can no longer stand up for herself -- What's up with that?

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Needs Polish. And Fact Checking

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2017

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Underneath it all, there is a decent story here. However, I kept being yanked out of the story by major difficulties. Modern words, phrases and ideas crop up everywhere. The H and h have a frank exchange of personal opinions about homosexuality lifted directly from the 21st century, for instance. And this conversation comes from two people who are unable to discuss major problems in their relationship, such as: Did he kill his first wife? Do they love each other? Is he obsessed with wife Number One?

Most of their problems could have been solved if they had pulled out their daily planner books and set a time for a long overdue discussion.

Minor distractions included things such as the men in the wedding party wearing top hats. Today, men seem to wear any headgear, including ball caps, they please during a church service, but at the time of the setting of this story, men wearing hats during a church service would have been unthinkable.

And the h, Laura, begins as a free-thinking suffragette, who then takes one look at the H and becomes a subservient mouse of a wife.

Lots of good Gothic atmosphere is packed into this book, but one of the greatest mysteries is: Why so many rave reviews?

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Denise Overby

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 26, 2017

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I am quite a lover of Victoria Holt as is Ms.Anderson. I began reading V. Holt's books at about age 10 years. I am now 63. While I read many other topics, Regency Romance is my Prozac. I will always be grateful to Victoria Holt for the gift of my love of books and reading. I Am Equally Grateful to Ms. Anderson for helping me to remember that And For bringing this type of novel and great reading back to me. Thank u, and keep sharing your beautiful gift with your readers/fans

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Michelle R

Good gothic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2017

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Engaging tale in the Gothic style, a la Rebecca. Well written with a few good twists and misdirections along the way. Laura was a bit annoying at times, but that may just have been the nature of the inquisitive Gothic ingenue typecast. The author gives you just enough clues for you to figure out the mystery if you are diligent, but not so much that it is obvious in any way. Well done.

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Dbld

A taste of Victoria Holt with a dash of Rebecca!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2017

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Really loved the story with its Victoria Holt like overtones. The mystery and its nuances were engaging and kept me glued to the book. I did figure out early in the book who the murderer was but I didn't know why and kept reading. I loved both the hero and heroine and I felt like Nathaniel was a little like Max DeWinter who is one of my favorite heroes. The h was marvelous too. I liked her determination to make the H love her like she did him. Just A good book for a rainy night.

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I couldn't stop reading this wonderfully written story. The characters were interesting and complex, it made me keep turning the pages to find out the answers to my questions and what I thought might be going on in the story. Havinreadg read many of Victoria Holt stories over the years, I have to say Ms. Andersen did a great job of hitting the mark with The Baron's Wife! I can't wait to read another of her stories. I would gladly recommend Maggie Andersen to my friends and family.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2017

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I couldn't stop reading this wonderfully written story. The characters were so interesting and complex, it made me keep turning the pages to find out the answers to my questions and what I thought might be going on in the story. Having read many of Victoria Holt over the years,. I have to say Ms. Andersen did a great job of hitting the mark with The Barons Wife! I can't wait to read another of her stories. I would gladly recommend Maggie Andersen to any one who enjoys a well thought out mystery!!

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Rosemary Morris

Superb Gothic Novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 3, 2017

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When twenty-two-year-old Laura Parr meets thirty-two-year old Nathaniel, Lord Lanyon, a baron with a troubled past, in summer, 1899 he reminds her of Heathcliffe, a character from Wuthering Heights. The hackney carriage they share is involved in an accident. “Really, I don’t think this is necessary,” Laura protested when he lifted” her into his arms and carried her across the road. “And she a strapping female, who prided herself on being athletic and strong” whose father, a member of parliament, allowed her to attend lectures at university. Interested in women’s rights she does not want to marry, instead she plans to find employment and move into a flat in Bloomsbury.
Nathaniel, a widower whose wife died in mysterious circumstances, is confident of Laura’s passionate nature. “It was evident in the flash of her beautiful green eyes and her wilful mouth that he wanted badly to kiss but for a young lady as gently reared as her it could only mean marriage.” Nathanial woos her, tells her his wife would be “his partner in life”, weds her and takes her to Wolfram Abbey his country seat in Cornwall.
Laura believes her husband desires her but does not love her. Lanyon thinks: “Poor girl, what kind of future have I given her in a moment of madness? He would never be able to give fully of himself or to give her what she needed. Laura had given up so much for him. Compassion gripped him. He would do anything in his power to protect her.”
From the beginning of this spine-chilling Gothic Novel, with beautiful word pictures of Cornwall, the author skilfully creates fear and suspicion. The twist at the end is a fiendishly clever one which I did not anticipate. The Baron’s Wife deserves the five stars I have awarded it.

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Mrs b

Hate and love emotions affecting life.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 3, 2019

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I found this book at first frustrating a man in need of an heir unsure about the woman he chose as a wife. Then being deeply moved by the writers ability to bring out the relief as the trust began to emerge only to find hate now affecting the lives of Laura and Nathaniel
I was emotionally involved to even tears as the trust started to again after the way Laura again struggled to live in the last ordeal.
I loved this book I can't fault it a really good read I gave it Five stars because I was again fulfilled with a lovely way of spending some time back in a time of lovely castles intrigue wonderful gowns and handsome men. Thank you Maggie you did it again . Have already another book lined up to start reading.

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Brian

Portrait of a Murder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 10, 2018

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The basis of the story was interesting but, like so many historical romances the frustration is that the two main characters fail to discuss their worries with each other and this, inevitably leads to problems as in this case. In real life you would want to bang their heads together! The perpetrator of the murder was not difficult to identify as there wasn’t really any alternative!

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Too Slow and Predictable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 8, 2018

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Couldn't get into it and abandoned in the end. Predictable and slow. It's missing that spark, energy and that chemistry often found in the genre.

Kindle Customer

Gothic novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 7, 2017

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This was a delightful and intriguing book. Didn't suspect the culprit loved the way the characters grew to become a living couple. On to the next

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