Lucinda Brant

Lucinda Brant brings the Georgian era to life as no one else can! —Cynthia Wright, New York Times bestselling author Roxton Family Saga Book 5: Henri-Antoine and Lisa’s Happily Ever After London, 1786. Lord Henri-Antoine has returned from the Grand Tour to a life of privilege and excess. A vast inheritance allows him every indulgence, free from responsibility. Yet, Henri-Antoine maintains a well-ordered existence, going to great lengths to conceal an affliction few understand and many fear.Miss Lisa Crisp is a penniless orphan who relies on the charity of relatives to keep her from the poorhouse. Intelligent and unflappable, Lisa will not allow poverty to define her. She leads a useful life working among the sick poor.Under startling circumstances, Henri-Antoine and Lisa meet. There is instant attraction. When they find themselves attending the same wedding in the country, Henri-Antoine offers Lisa a scandalous proposition, one she should refuse but yearns to accept. Following her heart could ruin them both. A standalone romantic adventure set against the backdrop of Treat, ancestral home of the dukes of Roxton. SATYR’S SON will delight fans of the series with cameos by many beloved characters, while new readers will discover the myriad pleasures and glittering aristocratic world of the Roxton family through the fresh eyes of newcomer Lisa Crisp. SATYR’S SON is a Cinderella story with a heartwarming Happily Ever After. “A great plot, fast-paced and intricately woven with surprises. The setting has great historical references, well-imagined and written with mastery. The glowing moments of tenderness were the best part of this novel for me and I loved the crisp and powerful writing. This one is a masterpiece, a delightful read in its genre.” —Divine Zape, 5 STARS Readers’ Favorite advance review “Just when you couldn’t imagine Lucinda Brant upstaging her previous, wondrous tales that star the Roxton family and friends, out comes SATYR'S SON, one of the best Cinderella stories ever. All books in this series easily stand alone but for those fortunate to read all the Roxton tales it will be like a homecoming of sorts. Reading and reviewing SATYR'S SON, was an absolute joy. Any fan of historical romance just has to read this book. Totally addictive and marvelous.” —SWurman, 5 STAR REVIEWER TOP PICK Night Owl Reviews advance review Character-driven romantic adventureNon explicit (mild sensuality)Story length 144,000 words (not including bonus material) The Roxton Family comes to life in audiobook, featuring the irresistible "smooth as melted chocolate" voice of award-winning, RADA-trained British actor Alex Wyndham Connecting BooksMany readers enjoy Lucinda Brant's books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the Roxton Family Saga1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher)1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa)ETERNALLY Roxton Letters Volume OneFOREVER Roxton Letters Volume Two—In progress Salt Hendon Series1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)SALT HENDON COLLECTION — boxed set with bonus novella SALT ANGEL Alec Halsey MysteriesSpring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Evil lurks in Edinburgh) In progress

Spring 1763. Career diplomat Alec Halsey returns to London to the shocking news his estranged brother, the Earl of Delvin, has not only killed his friend in a duel but is engaged to the woman Alec hoped to marry. The dead man’s mother wants Alec to investigate, so he reluctantly attends a weekend house party celebrating the engagement. Houseguests get more than they bargained for when a lady’s maid is murdered, the bride-to-be is attacked, and a guest is shot dead. Uncovering a connection between these sinister acts and his brother's duel, Alec confronts a cruel twist of fate and why his brother will go to any lengths to ruin him in Polite Society. The Alec Halsey mysteries explore the darker side of Lucinda Brant’s deliciously romantic 18th century world. Along with her trademark wit and high drama there are deeper subplots and even quirkier characters that will have you shuddering and laughing in equal measure! Awards for this Book Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year Finalist Book Details Series: Book 1 in the Alec Halsey Mystery series Classification: Parental Guidance Recommended (mild sensuality, mild violence) Length: Full-length novel (102,000 words, about 400 std. print pages) Edition: Revised, re-edited, and re-covered in 2015 Style: Character-driven amateur sleuth

1760s England and France: Based on real events, a hasty midnight marriage establishes a dynasty. After years in exile, Julian returns to claim a bride he doesn’t know. To his delight, he discovers she is everything he’d hoped for. Unaware they are already married, Deb is content with her independent life. Julian’s challenge is to have her accept him on his merit, even though she has no choice at all. The future of the Roxton dukedom depends upon it. Set in the opulent world of the aristocracy and inspired by real events, Lucinda Brant delivers another lavish 18th-century experience in her trademark style—heart-wrenching drama with a happily ever after.

Inspiré de faits réels, un mariage arrangé dans le plus grand des secrets va établir une dynastie. Après des années d'exil, Julian vient récupérer une épouse qu'il ne connaît pas. Il découvre avec enchantement qu'elle représente tout ce qu'il avait toujours espéré. Deb ne sait pas qu'ils sont déjà mariés et se contente pleinement de sa vie indépendante. Le défi de Julian est de faire en sorte qu'elle l'accepte par mérite, même si elle n'a en fait pas le choix. Le futur du duché des Roxton en dépend.

Alternate cover edition can be found here Roxton Family Saga Prequel: Renard and Antonia’s Happily Ever After 1740s France and England—the age of hedonism and enlightenment. Renard, Duke of Roxton, head of an ancient noble family, is wealthy beyond measure. Arrogant, and self assured, this noble satyr is renowned throughout Europe as the consummate lover of other men’s wives, but Roxton’s heart remains his own. Beautiful, optimistic, and headstrong, Antonia Moran is determined to flee the Court of Versailles and escape the lascivious attentions of the predatory Comte de Salvan. Antonia orchestrates her escape with the unwitting assistance of the Duke of Roxton, a man she has been warned against as too dangerous for her to know. Roxton is an unlikely savior—arrogant, promiscuous, and sinister. Antonia’s unquestioning belief in him may just be his salvation, and her undoing. A classic Beauty and the Beast tale, this award-winning historical is a homage to Georgette Heyer’s These Old Shades. Roxton Family Saga PREQUEL, set 25 yrs prior to Book 1, Midnight Marriage.

Opposites attract.Appearances can deceive.A dashing and rugged façade hides the vulnerable man within.He will gamble with his life, but never his heart.Always the observer, never the observed, her fragility hides conviction. She will risk everything for love.One fateful night they collide.The attraction is immediate, the consequences profound…London and Hampshire, 1777: The story of Alisdair ‘Dair’ Fitzstuart--nobleman, ex-soldier, and rogue, and Aurora ‘Rory’ Talbot--spinster, pineapple fancier, and granddaughter of England’s Spymaster General, and how they fall in love.Standalone fourth book in the acclaimed ROXTON family sagaCharacter-driven romantic adventureNon explicit (mild sensuality)Story length 148,000 wordsREVIEWSBook four in an unsurpassed series of historical romances. Hard for me to choose a favorite but Dair Devil is going to be hard to top. Dair Devil starts as a joyous romp and evolves into a mesmerizing page turner. Any fan of historical romance is sure to fall in love with this series and by extension its author Lucinda Brant. 5-STARS Top Pick. I loved SWurman for Night Owl ReviewsLucinda Brant continues the saga of the Roxton family and delights her fans with another passionate romance. Readers who have been avidly following the Roxton series will be delighted to pick up on clues from previous books. Ms. Brant has a way of intertwining those threads into a constantly developing tapestry. Highly recommended. 5 Fiona Ingram for Readers’ Favorite

Alec is back!Summer 1764. Alec and Selina anxiously await the birth of their first child at their estate in Kent. It should be a time of family celebration, but the death of a young poacher has Alec investigating murder. And when renovations to his sprawling manor unearth a secret burial chamber, a shocking family secret comes to light. Everything Alec thought he knew about his birth is again called into question, and with it the special bond with his irascible uncle Plantagenet.  Praise for the Alec Halsey MysteriesVery well written, fast paced, and full of secrets… A cracking good adventure! —Historical Novel Society   I challenge anyone not crave more from the handsome Alec Halsey with his high sense of morals, dark good looks, and divine analytical mind. —Reader’s Favorite   Quite simply, a perfect combination of mystery, romance, and history. —Romantic Historical Reviews  Recent Acclaim for the SeriesTwo times USA TODAY bestsellers, Goethe International Novel Writing Competition Finalist, RONE Finalist for Best Published Mystery, RONE Cover Design: Finalist & Runner-Up, In'Dtale Crowned Heart, three times B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. Connecting BooksEnjoy Lucinda’s meticulously researched 18th century world, where characters, places, and events all intertwine.Alec Halsey Mystery Series    Spring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)    Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)    Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)    Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Murderous family secrets)    Winter 1764 DEADLY DIPLOMACY (Lies, levées, and lovers) In progressSalt Hendon Series    1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)    1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)    SALT HENDON COLLECTION — boxed set with bonus novella SALT ANGELRoxton Family Saga    1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)    1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)    1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)    1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)    1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher)    1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa)    1743–77 ETERNALLY YOURS (Roxton Letters Vol. 1)    1772-87 FOREVER REMAIN (Roxton Letters Vol. 2)

Winter 1763. Alec, Lord Halsey is sent on a diplomatic mission to Midanich, imperial outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, to bargain for the freedom of imprisoned friends. Midanich is a place of great danger and dark secrets; a country at civil war; ruled by a family with madness in its veins. For Alec it is a place of unspeakable memories from which he barely escaped and vowed never to return. But return he must, if he is to save the lives of Emily St. Neots and Sir Cosmo Mahon. In a race against time, Alec and the English delegation journey across the icy wasteland for the castle fortress where Emily and Cosmo are imprisoned. The severe winter weather is as much an enemy as the soldiers of the opposing armies encamped along the way. And as members of Alec’s party begin to disappear into the night, he begins to suspect it is not the freezing conditions but that a murderer lurks amongst them. Awaiting him at his destination is the Margrave and his sister, demanding nothing less than Alec’s head on a pike.The Alec Halsey mysteries explore the darker side of Lucinda Brant’s deliciously romantic 18th century world. Along with her trademark wit and high drama there are deeper subplots and even quirkier characters that will have you shuddering and laughing in equal measure!Book Details Book 3 in the Alec Halsey Mystery series Parental Guidance Recommended (mild sensuality, mild violence) Full-length novel (~100,000 words, about 400 std. print pages) First edition, 2015 Character-driven amateur sleuthConnecting BooksMany readers enjoy Lucinda Brant's books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. You can explore the details and delve deeper into the history within each book by visiting LucindaBrantAuthor on Pinterest. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the Alec Halsey Mystery SeriesSpring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Evil lurks in Edinburgh) In progressSalt Hendon Series1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)1767 A FAIRY CHRISTMAS (Kitty and Tom); a short story in SILVER BELLS COLLECTION, a Timeless Romance anthologyRoxton Family Saga1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher)1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa)ReviewsLucinda Brant is the queen of Georgian Historical Mystery just as Georgette Heyer was the queen of Regency Romance.— Anne Boling, Readers’ Favorite

Autumn 1763. Career diplomat Alec Halsey has been elevated to a marquessate he doesn't want and Polite Society believes he doesn't deserve. And with the suspicion he murdered his brother still lingering in London drawing rooms, returning to London after seven months in seclusion might well be a mistake. So when a nobody vicar drops dead beside him at a party-political dinner, and his rabble-rousing uncle Plantagenet is bashed and left for dead in a laneway, Alec’s foreboding deepens. Uncovering the vicar's true identity, Alec suspects the man was poisoned. But who would want a seemingly harmless man of God murdered, and why? 2016 Goethe International Novel Writing Competition Finalist for Outstanding Works in Post-1750s Historical Fiction2012 Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year FinalistFull-length novel (114,000 words, about 450 standard printed pages)Non explicit (mild sensuality, mild violence)Character-driven amateur sleuth "Descriptions are so vivid I felt as if I were there, experiencing the sights and sounds of Georgian London. Lucinda Brant gets five stars from me, and I can't wait to read the other books in the Alec Halsey series” — Anne Boling, Readers’ Favorite, rated 5 STARS “Lucinda Brant has crafted a clever and intriguing mystery in [Deadly Affair] which very skilfully pulls together seemingly disparate plot threads to reach a thoroughly satisfying conclusion with a couple of plot twists I most definitely did not see coming. [I am] hooked and eager for more.” — Caz Owens All About Romance, rated a DESERT ISLE KEEPER Connecting BooksMany readers enjoy Lucinda Brant's books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. You can explore the details and delve deeper into the history within each book by visiting LucindaBrantAuthor on Pinterest. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the sequence: Alec Halsey MysteriesSpring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Evil lurks in Edinburgh) In progress Salt Hendon Series1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)SALT HENDON COLLECTION — boxed set with bonus novella SALT ANGEL Roxton Family Saga1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher) In progress1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa) In progress