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Also by Darcie Wilde:

The Abduction of Rosalind Thorne, July 2026
Hardcover / e-Book
The Heir, September 2025
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
The Matter of the Secret Bride, January 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
The Secret of the Lady's Maid, January 2024
Hardcover / e-Book
The Secret of the Lost Pearls, January 2023
Hardcover / e-Book
A Counterfeit Suitor, December 2021
Hardcover / e-Book
A Lady Compromised, November 2021
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
A Lady Compromised, November 2020
Hardcover / e-Book
And Dangerous to Know, January 2020
Hardcover / e-Book
And Dangerous to Know, December 2019
Trade Size / e-Book
A Purely Private Matter, May 2017
Paperback / e-Book
Regency Makover Part III, May 2016
e-Book
A Useful Woman, May 2016
Paperback / e-Book
The Stepsister's Triumph, April 2016
e-Book
The Bride Behind the Curtain, March 2016
e-Book
The Accidental Abduction, September 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Lord Of The Rakes, February 2014
Paperback / e-Book

THE ABDUCTION OF ROSALIND THORNE
By: Darcie Wilde

Kensington
July 2026
On Sale: June 30, 2026
Featuring: Adam Harkness; Clara Kinsdale; Anthony Kinsdale
384 pages
ISBN: 1496750667
EAN: 9781496750662
Kindle: B0FV6B5DXR
Hardcover / e-Book
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Mystery Historical | Romance

Brimming with intrigue, the latest novel in this charming Jane Austen-inspired mystery series finds resourceful Rosalind Thorne—a discreet sleuth for Regency London’s ladies of ton—facing her most perilous, and awkward, predicament yet…

Rosalind is newly, happily engaged to ex-Bow Street officer Adam Harkness, but lunching with the new fiancée of her old love is still discomfiting. Yet, Clara Kinsdale needs her help, and Rosalind is not one to turn away a lady in distress. It seems Clara's father, Sir Anthony Kinsdale, has fallen for beautiful widow Mrs. Sylvia Lynn—who may be a fortune hunter, or worse . . .

Sir Anthony is a profligate baronet, who has pinned his financial hopes on two events: Clara's marriage, and his horse winning the upcoming sweepstakes at Lansdown, on which he has wagered heavily. Clara is afraid that her father is being fleeced by the charming—and cunning—Mrs. Lynn and wants Rosalind to expose her.

But Clara does not realize that her sisters, Elizabeth and Cynthia, are harboring their own secrets and Elizabeth especially will do whatever she must to obstruct plans to separate their father from Mrs. Lynn.

Rosalind and Adam travel to Bath to meet the family.  But their gathering is interrupted by Admiral Walsingham, who is leasing Kinsdale House. Despite his dire finances, Sir Anthony is evicting the admiral—though his reasons appear laughable. Not laughable is that Sir Anthony is found dead soon after their argument, having apparently tumbled from his bedroom window while intoxicated. 

It would be easy to assume the tragedy was an accident, except Admiral Walsingham is found dead at nearly the same time. Secrets, schemes, fraud and forbidden love all drag Rosalind and Adam into a web of high-stakes gambling, murder—and extreme danger. But can they unravel it before they become the next victims. . .