Read by Candlelight Series by Gillian St. Kevern

3.88 · 24 ratings
  • The Secretary and the Ghost (Read by Candlelight #1)
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    The Secretary and the Ghost (Read by Candlelight #1)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2019

    Pip Leighton is in a fix. His sister’s marriage hinges on him staving off the family’s impending financial ruin by taking the job of secretary to Lord Cross, a reclusive man with a temper befitting his name. Developing a passion for his employer was not on the cards. Neither was getting caught up in the deep mystery surrounding Foxwood Court and its resident ghost, but Pip has never been one to shirk a duty... more

  • The Mystery of Brackenwell Hall (Read by Candlelight #2)
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    The Mystery of Brackenwell Hall (Read by Candlelight #2)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2019

    Stephen Mereweather, a young invalid, doubts that gloomy Brackenwell Hall can cure him. What chance does country air, no matter how fresh, have against a disease that has baffled the greatest medical mind in London—his own father? Resigned to a long recovery, Stephen encounters instead a cheeky trespasser who takes Stephen’s bad mood as an invitation to be even more obnoxiously cheerful. It’s enough to make anyone reach for the nearest bottle of laudanum.. more

  • The Well-Dressed Werewolf (Read by Candlelight #3)
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    The Well-Dressed Werewolf (Read by Candlelight #3)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2019

    When the full moon is a black-tie event. Felix Wood, valet, is determined to halt his employer’s downward spiral. Just because the man is a vicious beast three nights a month doesn’t mean he can’t be an impeccably dressed gentleman the rest of the month. Felix’s commitment to duty convinces Westaway, a man of more wealth than sense, that Felix is the valet he—and his large wardrobe—deserve... more

  • The Haunted Bedchamber (Read by Candlelight #4)
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    The Haunted Bedchamber (Read by Candlelight #4)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2019

    Wiremu’s not come halfway across the world to be stopped by a ghost.Summoned from New Zealand by his tyrannical grandfather, Wiremu arrives at isolated Scarhill House to discover scheming relatives, hostile servants, and a secretary on the verge of a nervous collapse. Little wonder: the house is inhabited by a poltergeist with an apparent grudge against Wiremu’s family.The poltergeist isn’t the only ghost in Scarhill House. Wiremu shares his bedroom with an invisible presence... more

  • The Vampire's Relic (Read by Candlelight #5)
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    The Vampire's Relic (Read by Candlelight #5)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2019

    Does a vampire ever really die?Actresses Hester Wilson and Kitty O’Hara have taken some strange gigs in their careers, but their latest is something else. The aptly named Lord Cross has hired them to investigate the disappearance of Leighton, his secretary. Kitty’s convinced this opportunity will secure their fortunes. Hester’s not sure. The more she hears about Leighton, the more skeptical she becomes. It’s the 1870s, after all... more

  • The Art of Drowning (Read by Candlelight #6)
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    The Art of Drowning (Read by Candlelight #6)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2019

    How far will an artist go for his muse? Frustrated artist Francis Dawson has come to the remote Scottish fishing village of Armadale to reconnect with his battered muse. But he gets more than he bargained for when he's struck down by a condition fatal to art: love. Leith’s moods shift with the sea. Silent on his past, his present, in fact, on pretty much every subject, he nonetheless provides the inspiration Francis has been lacking... more

  • The Weeping Statue (Read by Candlelight #7)
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    The Weeping Statue (Read by Candlelight #7)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2019

    Is Patrick’s faith his salvation—or his doom?Patrick and Wiremu’s travels through Italy are not going to plan. Brain fever strikes Wiremu, forcing them to take refuge in a small Italian village. The locals are struck by Patrick’s resemblance to Sienna, a woman who died many years ago, letting them stay despite their better judgement. But as Wiremu’s condition worsens, trapping them in the village, Patrick realises their refuge is a deadly prison... more

  • The Lady of the Bog (Read by Candlelight #11)
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    The Lady of the Bog (Read by Candlelight #11)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2020

    An ancient queen refuses to stay in the past.One day Florence Skelton is risking her father's wrath by reading Jane Eyre and befriending Rosemary, the neighbourhood rebel. The next, a woman she doesn't know is trying to drown her. To escape her would-be murderer, Florence takes a job as secretary companion to an archeologist and his beautiful, distant wife. But excavating Aylesport bog brings ancient-and deadly-secrets to the surface... more

  • The Dead Letter Office (Read by Candlelight #12)
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    The Dead Letter Office (Read by Candlelight #12)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2020

    Look what the mailman dragged in…Jasper Carruthers has turned deciphering smudged addresses and avoiding conflict into a fine art. A crate from Egypt contains a problem he cannot return to sender: a mummified cat sought by a desperate thief. Failure to deliver the cat will give the Postmaster General—Jasper’s vengeful son—the excuse he needs to oust Jasper from the postal service... more

  • The Lord and the Banshee (Read by Candlelight #13)
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    The Lord and the Banshee (Read by Candlelight #13)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2020

    Death is not the worst thing that can happen. Thomas Cross, Lord of Foxwood, has received a double blow. The discovery of his terminal illness is followed immediately by the news that his longterm partner Pip is marked for death by the banshee of Connaught Castle. There is no cure for Cross's condition, but there may be a way to save Pip-at the cost of his remaining time.Recruiting his adopted son Julian to aid him, Cross travels to Ireland to free Pip from the banshee... more

  • The Christmas Party (Read by Candlelight #14)
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    The Christmas Party (Read by Candlelight #14)

    Gillian St. Kevern

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2020

    Tidings of comfort and—ghosts?Pippa Goodfellow is a young woman with five thousand pounds a year and a simple ambition: to scare the socks off her stuck up cousin Julian and his odious friend Bryant. To do that, she needs the cooperation of Micah Evanovitch, sole inhabitant of a notoriously haunted house... more

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