The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger (Lady Travelers Society Series #2)

by Victoria Alexander

Overview

Join the Lady Travelers Society in their latest romantic misadventure, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander

She must secure her future

A lady should never be obliged to think of matters financial! But when Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe’s carefree, extravagant lifestyle vanishes with the demise of her husband, her only hope lies in retrieving a family treasure—a Renaissance masterpiece currently in the hands of a cunning art collector in Venice. Thankfully, the Lady Travelers Society has orchestrated a clever plan to get Willie to Europe, leading a tour of mothers and daughters…and one curiously attentive man.

He must reclaim his heritage

Dante Augustus Montague’s one passion has long been his family’s art collection. He’s finally tracked a long-lost painting to the enchanting Lady Bascombe. Convinced that the canvas had been stolen, he will use any means to reclaim his birthright—including deception. But how long before pretend infatuation gives way to genuine desire?

Now they’re rivals for a prize that will change everything

Willie and Dante know they’re playing with fire in the magical moonlit city. Their common quest could compromise them both…or lead them to happily-ever-after.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781488022722
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	05/16/2023
Series:	Lady Travelers Society Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	112,806
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander was an award-winning television reporter until she discovered writing. She’s written more than forty full-length novels and has been translated around the world. Victoria lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with a long-suffering husband she kills off in every book and two bearded collies. Check out her books at  www.victoriaalexander.com, and chat with her on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/victoriaalexandersplace.

Editorial Reviews

★ 11/06/2017
Alexander’s adventurous, sensible, and self-assured older women, her energetic exploration of the turn-of-the-19th-century European setting, and her madcap social plotting continue to delight in the second installment of the Lady Travelers series (after The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen). After the absurd accidental death of Lord Bascombe, his wife, Lady Wilhelmina, is left with a legendary reputation, few friends, and a distinct lack of money. She is convinced by her godmother, Poppy, to host a tour of American mothers and daughters in her Paris home for the Lady Travelers Society, with the secret goal of recovering a valuable painting her husband used to secure a loan in Venice. Dante Montague, accompanying his sister and niece, mercenarily directs his substantial charm at Wilhelmina in the hope of completing a triptych in his family museum with the same painting. Soon he must decide whether he cares more about the art or the lady. A secondary plot concerning the machinations of the young women to escape their mothers and explore the wilder side of Paris is sparklingly fun and makes it clear that the story is centered on women. This is a wonderful continuation of a highly enjoyable series. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

"Alexander celebrates the spirit of adventure, elevates dubious scheming with good intentions, and advocates for the yielding of judgement and practicality to hedonism and happiness. Readers will savor every page." –Publishers Weekly on The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen, STARRED review

"Readers will immediately find themselves thoroughly disarmed by Alexander's deliciously droll wit and flair for clever characterization, both of which are on full display in this exceptional start to the author's sparkling new Lady Travelers Society series" –Booklist

"Alexander has a marvelous ear for witty dialogue and creates winning characters." -Publishers Weekly

"For love, laughter, and lots of fun, read Victoria Alexander." -Stephanie Laurens, New York Times bestselling author

"Alexander is now the go-to author for historical romance readers in search of love and laughter." - Booklist

"Alexander is an original and so are her romances...Alexander fulfills readers' desires and then some." -RT Book Reviews

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