Curse of the Gypsy

Written by Victoria Hamilton

Narrated by Danielle Cohen

Finally home in Kent after her recent adventures in Yorkshire and Cornwall, Lady Anne Addison is shocked to spy her erstwhile suitor, the Marquess of Darkefell, skulking around the gypsy camps near her property. Outraged that he has followed her there, she writes a scathing letter to him and his family, which brings Darkefell-and his denials that it was he-to Kent.

Despite Darkefell's arrival, Anne is preoccupied with the troubles that plague her family and loved ones. Is it the old gypsy woman's curse that is making her friends ill, or something far more sinister? One by one, Anne and Darkefell must unravel the troubling mysteries, and then travel back to Yorkshire, where their love story began, to finally solve the murder that threatens the very heart of his family . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541433724

Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton is the pseudonym of nationally bestselling romance author Donna Lea Simpson.She now happily writes about vintage kitchen collecting, muffin baking, and dead bodies in the Vintage Kitchen Mysteries and Merry Muffin Mystery series. Besides writing about murder and mayhem, and blogging at Killer Characters, Victoria collects vintage kitchen wares and old cookbooks, as well as teapots and teacups.

Reviews for Curse of the Gypsy

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lady Anne has arrived back home to Kent, to Harecross Hall and her father. But while visiting the nearby gypsy camp she belives she has seen Lord Darkefell. Annoyed that he has appeared without contacting her she writes letters to Yorkshire demanding to know what is happening. But what of the other stranger in the area and the mysterious illness affecting the locals. Matters between the locals and the gypsies constantly get worse.
With everying that is happening can Darkefell and Anne ever reach an undertanding.
An enjoyable well-written story with its mixture of adventure, mystery and romance.
A NetGalley Book

[grandmacootie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Author Victoria Hamilton and narrator Danielle Cohen have done it again. First a werewolf, then a ghost, now gypsies. Lady Anne Addison has a knack for not only falling into mysteries but very interesting mysteries. Curse of the Gypsy is another exciting sweet, sexy and truly satisfying visit with Lady Anne and Lord Darkefell. I hope this series goes on forever and thatDanielle Cohen continues to narrate these delightful stories.Historical novels in general can be a lot of fun. The characters have many of the emotions and challenges we have today – independence, self-determination, the freedom to love whoever they please – but they are restricted by the rules and restraints of their era. They want more than society says they are supposed to have. When these historicals are in the hands of an expert writer like Hamilton, they are extra special.Lady Anne is back home in Kent after her recent dangerous adventures with the werewolf and the ghost, but don’t think she is suddenly going to be the peaceful, quiet, non-adventurous Lady she’s supposed to be. She sees someone that looks just like Darkefell at the gypsy camp near her family’s property. He’s supposed to be giving her time to think about their relationship, so she is of course outraged and writes to him – and his family – very clearly telling him what she thinks. He denies it was him and travels to Kent to find out what is going on, with his mother not far behind.And so begins another marvelous mystery full of danger, intrigue and that simmering attraction between Lady Anne and Darkefell. As always, the characters are many layered and well developed, the plot is smooth and moves quickly and the supporting cast of characters charming or menacing in turn. Lady Anne is hard-headed and stubborn, Darkefell is impulsive and there isn’t much pause between his thoughts and his words. Their relationship is both sweet and exasperating.Curse of the Gypsy is the third book in the Lady Anne Addison Mysteries series. While they work just fine standalone you should read from the beginning so you don’t miss a word, a glance, a minute of how their relationship began. I have listened to audiobooks of the three books and narrator Danielle Cohen is perfect, absolutely perfect. I learned while listening to Curse of the Gypsy that another book has been released on audiobook. Yippee! I love this series and recommend it without hesitation. I won a copy of this audiobook from the author but was not required to provide a review. All opinions are my own.

[carolesrandomlife · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this final chapter in the Lady Anne Addison Mysteries series. I would recommend reading this series in order since the events of the previous books do play a part in this story. I was pretty excited to see how things would work out for both Lady Anne and Darkefell and was eager to see them solve another mystery. I am so glad that I decided to give this series a try.Lady Anne has returned home to Kent after her previous adventures. There is a gypsy camp on her family's land and Lady Anne spies a man that looks just like Darkefell while visiting. She decides to send a letter to Darkefell and his family about what she has seen. Meanwhile, there are a few problems involving that she has to start dealing with including a mysterious illness and a gypsy curse. I enjoyed seeing Lady Anne and Darkefell work together once again. They do sometimes disagree but I have appreciated watching them work things out. They have wonderful chemistry and really do make a great pair. I liked the fact that they were able to work through some of the obstacles to a relationship that they have had over the course of this series.Danielle Cohen did a fantastic job with this book as she has with the entire series. I thought that she added a lot of excitement and emotion to the story through her narration I thought that she handled all of the different character voices very well. She has a very pleasant voice that I found easy to listen to for hours at a time. I believe that her narration added to my overall enjoyment of this story.I would recommend this series to others. I had a great time with all three books in this series. I enjoyed the mysteries in each book and the development of the character relationships throughout the course of the series. I was really satisfied with how everything was resolved in this book. I would definitely read more of this author's work in the future.I received a review copy of this audiobook from the narrator.

[eyes92c · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A new mystery with links to the past! On her return to Kent from her time in Yorkshire and Cornwall, Anne is dismayed to catch a glimpse of her determined suitor, Anthony, the Marquess of Darkefell, in a gypsy camp on her family property.Suitably cross Anne pens a letter to the Marquess and his family. A letter that brings them all to Kent.Again mysteries beget mysteries and death stalks them all. Gypsy curses, stolen property and mob mentalities play a part.Anne and Darkefell come to the heart of the past as it intrudes on the present to a shocking conclusion.Anne continues to struggle with her anxities about marriage and the loss of independence.The outcome is littered with misunderstandings and dark deeds and a return to the original scene of troubles--Yorkshire!A fitting, yet complex closure!This tale was originally published by Donna Lea Simpson. It has been updated and republished under Simpson's pseudonym, Victoria Hamilton.A Beyond the Page Publications ARC via NetGalley