The Lover's Curse
(2025)(The second book in the Adelaide & Raven Mystery series)
A novel by Emma Strike
London, 1899.
When a young woman collapses on the grounds of Ravensworth Lodge, her death bears the unmistakable mark of poison. For Ethan Ravensworth, Duke of Crestfield, the mystery hits too close to home — the victim was a patient of the clinic run on his estate by his friend, Dr. Paul Kennedy.
Nurse Adelaide Ray, level-headed and fiercely principled, joins Ethan in the investigation. Their search takes them from the velvet shadows of London’s notorious brothels to the echoing corridors of Parliament, where secrets are guarded with deadly intent.
Suspects line their path: a husband trapped in an unhappy marriage, a doctor with ties he’d rather forget, and Terrence Lockwood — Ethan’s cunning rival whose dark influence can never be escaped in London’s corridors of power.
As the truth grows murkier and the stakes rise, so does the pull between Adelaide and Ethan. With every step deeper into London’s glitter and grit, Adelaide must ask herself whether she can guard her heart — and her future — when both are in danger of being claimed by the Duke and the darkness surrounding him.
Atmospheric, suspenseful, and steeped in turn-of-the-century intrigue, The Lover’s Curse is a captivating continuation of the mystery and romance begun in The Devil’s Heart.
Genre: Mystery
When a young woman collapses on the grounds of Ravensworth Lodge, her death bears the unmistakable mark of poison. For Ethan Ravensworth, Duke of Crestfield, the mystery hits too close to home — the victim was a patient of the clinic run on his estate by his friend, Dr. Paul Kennedy.
Nurse Adelaide Ray, level-headed and fiercely principled, joins Ethan in the investigation. Their search takes them from the velvet shadows of London’s notorious brothels to the echoing corridors of Parliament, where secrets are guarded with deadly intent.
Suspects line their path: a husband trapped in an unhappy marriage, a doctor with ties he’d rather forget, and Terrence Lockwood — Ethan’s cunning rival whose dark influence can never be escaped in London’s corridors of power.
As the truth grows murkier and the stakes rise, so does the pull between Adelaide and Ethan. With every step deeper into London’s glitter and grit, Adelaide must ask herself whether she can guard her heart — and her future — when both are in danger of being claimed by the Duke and the darkness surrounding him.
Atmospheric, suspenseful, and steeped in turn-of-the-century intrigue, The Lover’s Curse is a captivating continuation of the mystery and romance begun in The Devil’s Heart.
Genre: Mystery
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