Wilde puts a new spin on the often romanticized era, appealing to both Regency and murder mystery fans. Tormented and confused by her discoveries and restricted by her status as an unmarried woman, Rosalind must find a way to reveal the truth.

She is forced to investigate her close circle of friends and family, but in doing so, uncovers dark secrets of fraud, forgery, blackmail and murder. One of her best-selling novels, The Secrets of the Lost Pearls, follows Rosalind searching for a valuable, lost pearl necklace.

Wilde adds a layer of secrecy, scandal, and investigation to her novels which are packed with detailed imagery of glittering ballrooms and chivalry, romantic enough to make any Jane Austen or Bridgerton fan swoon. These books uncover the darker side of Regency-era London. She is known for regency-makeover books and the Rosalind Thorne mystery books. She is currently residing in Florida and has written a wide range of books using both names. Sarah Zettle/Darcie Wildeĭarcie Wilde is a pseudonym used by American author Sarah Zettle. Whether you’ve enjoyed Sarah Penner’s work or the descriptions of these books have caught your attention, you may want to add some books by the following 20 authors to your reading list (see also “ Authors Like Christina Dodd“). These novels have both been adored by her fans and since receiving the Goodreads Choice Award and being nominated for Best Historical Fiction (2021), her popularity and fanbase have grown worldwide. A seance is planned, led by spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire, known for her ability to conjure the spirits of murder victims in order to verify the identity of their killers. Her second novel, The London Seance Society is set in 1837 in a château on the outskirts of Paris.

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