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Livre Un de la série Magnifiques artifices. Londres, 1889. Règne de Victoria. Le fils de Charles Darwin est Premier ministre. Et la vapeur est l’énergie qui mène le monde. À 17 ans, Claire Trevelyan, fille du vicomte St. Ives, était censée se contenter de verser élégamment le thé, coudre un ourlet à la perfection et mettre le grappin sur un bon parti. Malheureusement les talents de Claire ne relèvent pas de la salle de bal mais du laboratoire de chimie, où les choses ont la fâcheuse habitude d’exploser. Quand son père joue son patrimoine sur les moteurs à combustion et le perd, Claire se retrouve catapultée dans les rues malfamées de Londres. Mais, en jeune femme pleine de ressources et d’esprit, elle retourne la situation en sa faveur. S’en suit l’ascension d’un nouveau chef de bande du milieu glauque de la ville, connu sous le nom de la Dame aux artifices. Quand elle rencontre Andrew Malvern, membre de la Société royale des Ingénieurs, elle réalise que ses talents peuvent lui servir à beaucoup d’autres choses, outre les artifices explosifs. Ils peuvent l’aider à exaucer ses rêves et ses... mais parfois des amitiés les plus sincères peuvent naître les plus grandes trahisons...

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When blond surfer Lissa Mansfield transfers from Santa Barbara to posh Gloria Stanford Fremont Preparatory Academy in San Francisco, she figures joining the in-crowd will be easy. But obstacles at the boarding school soon start mounting up—and it’s not just that the current queen bee is determined she’ll be a wannabe forever. There’s her new roommate, Gillian Chang, who’s as loud as a New York taxi about how happy she is to be a Christian. If Lissa can just downplay her faith long enough to get the attention of Callum McCloud, the hottest guy she’s ever seen, she’ll be golden.

But when the price of being Callum’s lady means he expects her to go all the way with him, Lissa has to decide exactly where the line is—and whether she’s prepared to cross it. Between that, discerning friend from frenemy, and finding a place on the committee for the biggest media event of the year … who knew life at Glory Prep could be so complicated?

Margrethe Amelia Linden (Daisy to her friends) is a young woman of gentle upbringing, some talent as a watercolorist, and firm opinions that often get her into trouble. Determined to find her missing father, in the summer of 1895 she sets out for the last place he was seen: the Wild West. It's a rude shock when her younger sister stows away on the airship - such behavior no doubt the result of her unsuitable friendship with Maggie Polgarth and the Carrick House set.

On the journey, friendship blooms between Daisy and Miss Emma Makepeace, who is traveling to the Texican Territories as a mail-order bride. When Emma begs the girls to delay their search by a day or two in order to stand with her at the altar, Daisy is delighted to accept.

But the wedding day dawns on a dreadful discovery. Within hours the Texican Rangers have their man - but even in her grief, Daisy is convinced he cannot have killed her friend. She must right this terrible mistake before he hangs...and before the real culprit realizes that two very observant young ladies are not going to allow him to get away with murder...

Carrick House: Married eight months, Lady Claire Trevelyan and Dr. Andrew Malvern are blissfully working together on a new invention, and providing a home for a collection of street sparrows. Then Claire's mother, the redoubtable Lady Jermyn, arrives with her family in tow and expects to stay indefinitely...Peony Churchill turns up on the doorstep with valise in hand....

Selwyn Place: When Lady Emilie Selwyn invites Andrew and Lady Claire Malvern to her very first country house party, Claire is delighted to offer her help - until she discovers that Peony Churchill is also on the guest list.

Holly Cottage: Maggie Polgarth astonishes everyone at Carrick House when, in a bid for independence, she buys a plot of land and a cottage near Vauxhall Gardens. From one decision, change ripples outward in the flock.

Gwynn Place: The winds of change are blowing - Lady Claire is a big sister again with the arrival of little Caroline, and 8-year-old Nicholas is preparing to go to Eton.