City of Schemes

HISTORICAL FICTION

by Victoria Thompson, A Counterfeit Lady Novel, Book #4

Elizabeth Miles is preparing for her wedding to Gideon Bates when a menacing shadow from her past threatens to destroy the life she has built for herself in this all-new Counterfeit Lady Novel from USA Today bestselling author Victoria Thompson.

The Great War is over, and Elizabeth and Gideon are busily planning their wedding and welcoming home old friends now discharged from the army. One of them, Captain Logan Carstens, the son and heir of a wealthy family, seems less than happy to be home and with good reason. While Logan was in France, he fell in love with a beautiful French woman named Noelle. He desperately wanted to propose, but he was already engaged and felt bound to honor his commitment.

When Logan receives a letter supposedly from Noelle begging for money to help her flee the terrible conditions in France and come to America, Elizabeth is suspicious. There is no way to verify the letter is actually from Noelle, and she fears that a con man or woman might be trying to take advantage of Logan in his vulnerable state.

But that is not all Elizabeth has to worry about. Vicious thug Oscar Thornton has gotten wind of her wedding announcement and realizes the woman who conned him is still alive and well. Gideon and Elizabeth have to figure out a way to help their friend while making sure their worst enemy does not destroy their future…

Details
PUBLISHER: Berkley
DATE PUBLISHED: January 5, 2021
SERIES: Counterfeit Lady Novels, Book 4
FORMATS: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audio Book
ISBN-13: ‎978-0593197509 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: ‎978-0593197523 (Paperback)

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About Victoria Thompson

Victoria Thompson’s work includes the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mystery series, which has been nominated for six Agatha Awards, an Edgar® Award, and a Bruce Alexander Award, and the Counterfeit Lady Novels series, which was nominated for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award by Mystery Writers of America. In 2012, she received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times magazine.

Victoria earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education from the University of Maryland and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, a program for which she was also a professor for twenty-three years. She passed away peacefully at home in the suburbs of Chicago, IL in August 2024 after a years-long battle with cancer. Her husband of fifty-five years, Jim Thompson, passed away in January 2025. The Thompsons are survived by two daughters who are both writers and three grandchildren. Their daughter, Ellen Thompson, is carrying on her mother’s legacy by continuing to write books in Victoria’s series. To learn more, visit victoriathompson.com.

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