Meet The Odd Spinsters

Overlooked by society. Perfectly placed to uncover its secrets.

A Regency mystery series filled with clever women, dangerous secrets, witty humour and clean slow-burn romance.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that spinsters make the best sleuths. Who else has perfected the fine art of sitting in the corner, sipping tea, and eavesdropping?

Grace has made peace with spinsterhood after being snubbed in the marriage mart for her opinions and mixed heritage. Who needs a husband when you have books and tea?

That is, until a decrepit duke snatches away her ancestral home. Worse still, his delightfully evil steward storms in, hiking up rents, threatening tenants, and spreading fear. But when young women start vanishing, it’s clear something far darker is at play.

Like any self-respecting spinster worth her salt, she pens a blistering, no-holds-barred letter to the elusive duke, demanding justice. What could go wrong?

Instead of resolving matters, her letter ignites a chain of treachery and wildly unforeseen consequences. Days later, her beloved cook, Melissa, disappears without a trace—and Grace can’t shake the sickening suspicion that her strongly worded correspondence invited danger straight to their door.

Determined to set things right, she embarks on a reckless quest for the truth. The only logical solution? Disguise herself as a no-nonsense old maid and do a little sleuthing. Except… there’s one tiny problem.

Before she can even begin, she crosses paths with the mysterious man of business, Gabriel Stone—maddeningly handsome and dangerously charming.

Friend or foe? She hasn’t the faintest clue.

Unfortunately, the spinster who notices everything… has just been noticed by Gabriel Stone himself.

Miss Charlotte Walker has been called many things — forgettable, peculiar, a hopeless case — and that’s by her own family.

Her one notable talent? She’s remarkably good at hiding — a skill that’s proven useful at countless tedious balls and family gatherings. After all, it’s easier to stay invisible than to be hurt for being seen.

Unfortunately, at Lord Bamber’s grand masked ball, she hides a little too well — behind a hedge, to be precise — and overhears something she really shouldn’t: a whispered plot of murder, a secret society, and at least two gentlemen with alarmingly casual attitudes toward crime.

Now, the most overlooked woman in London has become the most wanted.

To survive, Charlotte must flee, disguise herself as a governess, unmask a murderous cabal, and — most inconveniently of all — resist falling for the infuriating lord who believes she tried to kill him.

Not bad for a woman who only ever wanted to be left alone.