Deanna Raybourn from I Cannot Live Without Books

A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell Series, Book #1) by Deanna Raybourn London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry -- and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime. But fate has… Read more about this item

A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell Series, Book #2) by Deanna Raybourn London, 1887. At the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women, Victorian adventures Veronica Speedwell meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on an impossible task -- saving society art patron Miles Ramsforth from execution. Ramsforth, accused of the brutal murder of his mistress,… Read more about this item

A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell Series, Book #4) by Deanna Raybourn Lured by the promise of a rare and elusive butterfly, Veronica Speedwell is persuaded by Lord Templeton-Vane, her colleague Stoker's brother, to pose as his fiancee at a house party on a remote Cornish isle owned by his oldest friend, Malcolm Romily. But one question hangs over the party: What happened… Read more about this item

A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell Series, Book #5) by Deanna Raybourn Autumn 1888. Veronica Speedwell and her colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellintonia Beauclerk to stop a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. Prince Albert Victor is a regular visitor to the most exclusive private club in London, and the proprietress, Madame Aurore, has received an… Read more about this item

An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell Series, Book #6) by Deanna Raybourn January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club -- an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women -- Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles a memorial exhibition for pioneering mountain climber Alice Baker-Greene, Veronica discovers evidence that the recent death… Read more about this item

The Impossible Imposter (Veronica Speedwell Series, Book #7) by Deanna Raybourn London 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau, Stoker, are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch. He has a personal request on behalf of his goddaughter, Euphemia Hathaway. After years of traveling the world, Euphemia's eldest brother, Jonathan, the heir to Hathaway Hall, was believed to… Read more about this item