A Curious Beginning by Deanna RaybournA Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn


Thanks to Loren Jaggers of Berkley/NAL, I am giving away one print copy of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn.

Description of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn


In her thrilling new series, Deanna Raybourn, the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries, returns once more to Victorian England…and introduces intrepid adventuress Veronica Speedwell. 

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 other plans when Veronica thwarts her own attempted abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron, who offers her sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker, a reclusive and bad-tempered natural historian. But before the baron can reveal what he knows of the plot against her, he is found murdered—leaving Veronica and Stoker on the run from an elusive assailant as wary partners in search of the villainous truth.

Praise for A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn


 “Deanna Raybourn…brings energetic storytelling and a strong sense of history to A CURIOUS BEGINNING.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Raybourn introduces her latest feisty heroine, deftly twining together suspense, romance, and cracking good dialogue….As Veronica and Stoker careen through dastardly plot twists, they match wits, bantering with skill worthy of Tracey and Hepburn. A thrilling—and hilarious—beginning to a promising new series.”—Kirkus Reviews

 “Creating strong character pairings, placing the action in unexpectedly unusual but actual historical settings, and folding it all into a clever mystery are hallmarks of this author’s magical, signature style.”—Library Journal (starred review)

 About Deanna Raybourn


A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

Photo credit: Sigmon Taylor Photography

Deanna Raybourn is the author of the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Lady Julia Grey mysteries and several standalone novels. She lives in Virginia with her family.

Giveaway of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn


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