The Missing Oxford Heirloom
(2026)(The third book in the Dreaming Spires Romantic Mysteries series)
A novel by Maxine Barry
It’s autumn at St Bede’s College, Oxford. Fog creeps in off the hills, the best college silver is laid out for dinner . . . and there’s a thief at the high table.
Discover multi-million bestselling author Faith Martin writing romantic mysteries as Maxine Barry.
Boston heiress Laurel Van Gilder is in Oxford to award a prestigious prize in psychology and hand over the priceless silver chalice.
But the winner is none other than Gideon Wells. Oxford’s youngest professor. Six foot five, glacier-blue eyes, spectacularly arrogant . . . and the man who knocked her off her bicycle days earlier without so much as an apology.
She tells him exactly what she thinks of him. Nobody has done that in fifteen years. He tells her he has no use for prizes bought with American money.
The chalice goes on display in Gideon’s college that night. By midnight, it’s gone — and the four people Gideon beat to it were all in the room.
The college wants the theft kept quiet. So Laurel and Gideon start asking careful questions of his oldest friends. One of them is lying.
Can they catch the thief before the scandal breaks . . . and will Laurel dare to fall for the one man who never cared about her fortune?
Perfect for readers who can’t resist a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance, a hero who can’t be bought and a thief hiding in plain sight.
For fans of R.L. Killmore’s Cinnamon Falls Mysteries, Faith Martin, Nora Roberts, Catherine Cowles, Claire Kingsley, Elle Cosimano and Pretty Little Liars.
This book was previously published as Melting the Iceman and An Oxford Scandal.
Readers are loving Maxine Barry’s captivating The Missing Oxford Heirloom:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A great read and a fast-paced romantic adventure.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is a great romance story, with a satisfying side of mystery/suspense.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The dynamic between the two main characters is clever, cute and keeps you laughing throughout the story.’
⭐⭐���⭐⭐ ‘When you reach the end, you will wish there was still more.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A wonderful romance, with a mystery and an HEA!’
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Discover multi-million bestselling author Faith Martin writing romantic mysteries as Maxine Barry.
Boston heiress Laurel Van Gilder is in Oxford to award a prestigious prize in psychology and hand over the priceless silver chalice.
But the winner is none other than Gideon Wells. Oxford’s youngest professor. Six foot five, glacier-blue eyes, spectacularly arrogant . . . and the man who knocked her off her bicycle days earlier without so much as an apology.
She tells him exactly what she thinks of him. Nobody has done that in fifteen years. He tells her he has no use for prizes bought with American money.
The chalice goes on display in Gideon’s college that night. By midnight, it’s gone — and the four people Gideon beat to it were all in the room.
The college wants the theft kept quiet. So Laurel and Gideon start asking careful questions of his oldest friends. One of them is lying.
Can they catch the thief before the scandal breaks . . . and will Laurel dare to fall for the one man who never cared about her fortune?
Perfect for readers who can’t resist a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance, a hero who can’t be bought and a thief hiding in plain sight.
For fans of R.L. Killmore’s Cinnamon Falls Mysteries, Faith Martin, Nora Roberts, Catherine Cowles, Claire Kingsley, Elle Cosimano and Pretty Little Liars.
This book was previously published as Melting the Iceman and An Oxford Scandal.
Readers are loving Maxine Barry’s captivating The Missing Oxford Heirloom:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A great read and a fast-paced romantic adventure.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is a great romance story, with a satisfying side of mystery/suspense.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The dynamic between the two main characters is clever, cute and keeps you laughing throughout the story.’
⭐⭐���⭐⭐ ‘When you reach the end, you will wish there was still more.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A wonderful romance, with a mystery and an HEA!’
Genre: Romantic Suspense