I really, really enjoyed this! But for the sake of full transparency I only realized that it was a part of a series after I added it. But that is ok, the mystery plot was easy to catch up with. I will come back to this book after I actually catch up to the entire series, which is lucky available on KU.

Another great Kier and Levett (although I guess it would be Kier and Kier now) mystery! I love that stories start with the murder and then you get to follow as the murder is discovered and everything that goes into solving it. At first I thought I was going to be annoyed by having Petra come back but her re-emergence made sense and the interactions/confrontations between her and Kara made for some really great showdowns and dramatic moments. Given that Kara and Niall are the main characters I was pretty confident the author would not kill them off, but that does not mean Petra could not have done something to cause one or both of them great suffering. Gyda also got a really good storyline here and I enjoyed seeing more facets of her personality. It was interesting to learn more about the others in the "experiment". I am actually hoping we get to see Preston and Tom again in the last book. Seeing how much Harold has grown and thrived with Niall and Kara was also a nice addition to the narrative. I am looking forward to seeing how the author wraps up this series, even though I know I will miss these characters. Maybe Harold could become an officer at Scotland Yard or a private investigator?

This book was wonderful, with all the feels.

The couple is back from their trip to Scotland, trying to figure out how to fit into the English society with their new Scottish titles. Then a ghost from their past films into their lives.

First Niall goes into over protective security mode, walking the grounds, checking all ways in and out, pulling all their loved ones close into Bluefield. But they are determined to let Scitland Yard handle this, to keep out of the investigation. Then a body turns up, pulled from the River Thames that is their enemy.

Everyone breaths a sigh of relief and goes about their business, but not Kara. She now feels the weight of someone watching her. Boxes of butter biscuits that Petra Scot had always tormented her with kept showing up in unexpected and intimate places around the grounds. She knows that Petea is dead, saw the body, had reassurances from Inspector Wooten but still felt bugged.

Gyda, one of favorite characters because she lives her life on her own terms and apologies to nobody (I want to be her in my next life), comes to Kara telling her she has fallen in love! Wonderful news, Gyda can't wait to introduce her friend to him, Him? Not Gyda's style. I was so sure about this love interest, until he showed up on the page. Taking Kara and Harold on the whirlwind tour through the interactive museum he wants to set up. He is fun and smart and so knowledgeable but at the sane time so childlike in his enthusiasm for the project and his live of Gyda that you can't help but love him.

In the end Naill and Kara and their friends have to take solving the mystery into their own hands to find their peace again.
Five stars for this 6th book in this series. Loved every page and word. A masterfully crafted story that kept you routing and crying for the main characters and wrapped up in the world if Victorian England that when it was done you sat back and thought, "Oh, I'm in 2025." Must pick up and read.

Kara and Niall are again fighting their nemesis to stop her from hurting England. This was an action filled story. I really enjoyed it. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for my honest review.

The sixth book in the Kier and Levett series sends us back to the intriguing world of the newly minted Duke and Duchess of Sedwick.

The idyll of their honeymoon unfortunately is short-lived as an enemy from the past reappears with a vengeance.

Soon they are forced to take action and involve several new characters in their quest.

Another nice entry in the series, fast paced and tangled.

I have received an advance copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily, thanks to the author for it.

I just love this series. The romance was romancing and was a little saucy in this volume still fade to black but a little more in your face with the innuendos. We get to see our couple after their lovely wedding in the last volume and how they are settling to married life. The gang is all here and still just wonderful (I just love Turner). I do wish there were still audio books cause they were good and added to the book itself. The mystery was really good but so sad in this book. I feel bad that Niall’s past is refusing to let them be happy. I do think that this book doesn’t work as well as a stand alone as this is ever much a confrontation with the big bad of the series.

5/5 can’t wait for the next.

Kara and Niall are back from their honeymoon travels and are getting back into their routine of working in their lab and forge, respectively, and spending time with their found family. I loved the sweet early scenes showing them at home as newlyweds.

Of course, there must be a conflict and we get it in the return of Petra Smith, the villain that has plagued them for several books. This time, it takes a bit to find out what her larger goal is, besides making life miserable for Kara and Niall. She has new allies and a plan to take revenge on the aristocracy.

As always, this story moved very quickly. I loved that the many sleuthing and action scenes were as exciting as ever, but that we also got sweet, loving scenes between the couple (and their ward).

Thanks to the publisher for advanced access via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Another great entry in this always fast-paced, compelling series. I would not recommend reading this as a standalone as there are too many continuing threads from earlier books. The good news is they’re all excellent, so it’s no hardship to read them first. Kara and Niall are back home from their belated honeymoon when an old enemy begins to taunt them and threaten their loved ones. The mystery builds through multiple twists and turns and offers new insight into some of the key characters. As always, there is a great combination of action, suspense, and very believable relationships among very likable characters. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy. All views are entirely my own and offered voluntarilyj.