The Third Circle
by Amanda Quick

Leona Hewitt has secretly made her way into Lord Delbridge's private museum to retrieve a relic stolen from her family. But someone else is in the dimly lit gallery on the same errand: a tall, black cloaked man whose very voice is enough to cause her to fall into a trance.

Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist with psychic gifts, is accustomed to fearful reactions from others—women, in particular. After all, a man who can control the minds of others could rob a lady of her virtue—completely unbeknownst to her. But Leona shows no trace of hysteria in his presence. A gifted crystal worker, she exerts a rather hypnotic power over the hypnotist himself. And she is determined to keep the coveted crystal they manage to recover by giving him the slip at a run-down London inn.

Thaddeus, on assignment for the Arcane Society, knows the menace Leona is courting by absconding with the crystal. A source of remarkable energy, it holds the potential for great destruction. Lord Delbridge has already killed to acquire the crystal, his key to membership in the elite, shadowy group known as the Third Circle. And, with the help of a ruthless hunter of preternatural skill—dubbed the Midnight Monster by the press—Delbridge intends to find Leona. With the stolen crystal in their possession, the danger is only beginning.

Other Books by Amanda Quick

The Bride Wore White

When She Dreams
Burning Cove Book 6

The Lady Has a Past
Burning Cove Book 5

Close Up
Burning Cove Book 4

Tightrope
Burning Cove Book 3

The Other Lady Vanishes
Burning Cove Book 2

The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Burning Cove Book 1

'Til Death Do Us Part

Garden of Lies

Otherwise Engaged

The Mystery Woman
Ladies of Lantern Street Book 2

Seduction/Surrender

Crystal Gardens
Ladies of Lantern Street Book 1

Quicksilver
Looking Glass Trilogy Book 2

Burning Lamp
Dreamlight Trilogy Book 2

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Amanda Quick's Bio

Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of over 50 New York Times bestsellers and has over forty million books in print. Jayne writes fast-paced suspense with a sexy edge under three pen names. If you like contemporary settings, try one of her new releases written under her Krentz name. Readers looking for a similar thrill in a historical settting go for the books she writes as Amanda Quick. And those adventurous types who prefer their suspense with a futuristic/paranormal twist read the novels she writes as Jayne Castle.