Kate Ardleigh is everything the Victorian English gentlewoman is not–outspoken, free-thinking, American…and a writer of the frowned upon penny dreadfuls.

Soon after her arrival in Essex, England, a body is unearthed in a nearby archeological dig–and Kate has the chance to not only research her latest story but to begin her first case with amateur detective Sir Charles Sheridan.

Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert, writing as Robin Paige.

Sir Charles Sheridan is many things–an amateur scientist, a renowned photographer, and a skilled detective. And due to Victorian customs, he will soon become a baron–rendering him unable to marry American writer Kate Ardleigh. But even as customs keep them apart, a good murder case always seems to bring them together…

The Countess of Warwick, known affectionately as “”Daisy,”” is the subject of endless rumors about her “”unladylike”” ways and temperament. But what happens during a weekend party at her Easton estate is uglier than any rumor. First, a stable boy is killed. Then a nobleman is murdered outside Daisy’s well-known trysting spot. A murderer is on the grounds–and on the loose.

Seeking to avoid scandal, the Prince of Wales orders Sir Charles to solve the case. Together, he and Miss Ardleigh find that even the highest levels of society are no refuge from the lowest of deeds…

Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert, writing as Robin Paige.

Newlyweds Charles and Kate Sheridan host an auto exhibition at Kate’s ancestral home that’s attended by Europe’s foremost investors and inventors. But competition, speed, and money–more explosive than gasoline–are deadly for one auto builder! Now the amateur sleuths must unravel the mystery before the carnage spreads…

It’s Derby day at Epsom Downs, and Lord Charles Sheridan is on hand to photograph the race with his new camera—while his wife, Kate, watches from the stands. It’s a thrilling day for both Sheridans—until the race ends with a jockey’s death. With her husband busy investigating, Kate retreats to the countryside to interview world-renowned actress Lillie Langtry for a magazine article. Plunging into her subject’s less-than-illustrious past, Kate puzzles over the long-ago theft of the actress’s jewels—and is not surprised when Charles’s investigation heads in Langtry’s direction. Now, sorting through rumors of bitter rivalries and torrid love affairs, the lord and his lady embark on a race for justice that stands to be a photo finish…

After captured the interest of detective Sir Charles Sheridan during their first case together, Kathryn Ardleigh and Sir Charles are brought together once more by the demise of a local constable and the disappearance of a child. The sleuthing couple catches a trail of deadly greed and criminal mischief once again and, with the help of a shy woman who calls herself Beatrix Potter, Kate intends to uncover the sinister secrets of Gallows Green.

For Kathryn Ardleigh and her newly Lorded husband Charles, a seaside holiday in Rottingdean is a much-needed respite. Known as Smuggler’s Village, the cozy hamlet sits upon a labyrinth of hundred-year-old tunnels through which contraband goods were once smuggled in and out of England. But when the body of a coast guard is found on the beach, the couple suspect the town is still plying the illicit trades of its past. And with the help of a young writer named Rudyard Kipling, they’re about to discover that something’s rotten in the town of Rottingdean…

Kathryn Ardleigh is becoming accustomed to the high-society circles of her recently Lorded husband Charles Sheridan. And she has found a kindred spirit in Jennie Jerome Churchill, whose carefree lifestyle has made her a frequent topic in the tabloids. But there is a more serious scandal threatening Jennie—and the political future of her son Winston. She is being blackmailed by someone who has made a heinous accusation—someone who claims to have proof that Winston’s father was none other than the notorious Jack the Ripper…