A Below Stairs Mystery Collection Volume 1 (Below Stairs Mysteries)

A Soupçon of Poison: Victorian cook Kat Holloway must prove herself innocent when her employer turns up dead. Her only help comes from the mysterious Daniel McAdam, a handsome man-of-all-work who seems to always be in the right place at the right time. Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding: Kat tries to discover who has poisoned a dinner guest at the house she works for, at the same time her employer has tasked her with cooking up the perfect Christmas feast. Kat frantically works to finish all, fearing she'll have to choose between stopping a murderer and cherishing her few precious Christmas moments with her daughter. The Price of Lemon Cake: Kat recruits Lady Bobby Perry and Judith Townsend to discover what a young aristo is getting up to in a gentleman's club. The investigation turns into more than a simple spy mission, however, forcing Judith to confront a painful part her past.

Jennifer Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of 75 published novels and novellas in romance and mystery. She writes historical and paranormal romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James. She has been published since 2002 at Penguin / Berkley, Ellora's Cave, and now independently, and has won numerous awards for her work. See her websites for more information.