Adelaide Becket Series

As Europe draws toward war, an extraordinary woman steps into the arena. In Edwardian England, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, lately of the Cape Colony, was born the daughter of an Earl, but is now the widow of a commoner.  She straddles two worlds, speaks fluent German, and can ride, hunt and shoot. Her talents draws the eye of spymaster William Melville, who recruits her to help him fight a shadow game with German agents both at home and aboard. Her first assignment is to attend a weekend house party at Balmoral Castle. One of the guests intends to assassinate King Edward and she must find out who before they make their move… This novelette is the first in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series. 1: The Requisite Courage …and more to come. A historical suspense espionage novelette. ___ Praise for Tracy Cooper-Posey's historicals and suspense stories: Tracy Cooper-Posey deftly blends historical detail with heart-touching romance, a beautifully rendered plot and compelling characters that will haunt you for days after you read the last page. The BookNook Tracy brings serious competition to the big boys of spy thrillers. If you like John LeCarre, Lee Childs and John Grisham, you will absolutely love this book. It far surpassed my highest expectations. Ooh the suspense .... Who to trust!! A page turner and a pure pleasure. ____ Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 100 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding"  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University. She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.

Adele learns just how ruthless German agents can be.    In Edwardian England, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, continues her work for William Melville, spymaster, even though it has left her with no time to live the life she would prefer, which includes spending at least a little time with Daniel Bannister.    When she refuses to travel to Germany to watch over King Edward while he visits the German Emperor to discuss disarmament of their increasingly more competitive navies, Melville gives Adele an alternative, superficial task of watching over a young, sweet debutante, Lady Winnifred.    Adele perseveres with the useless, quite horrid task of trailing an innocent girl through the Season. It puts her in the path of German agents, who demonstrate just how dark and dangerous her new work really is…    This novelette is the second in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series.  1: The Requisite Courage  2: The Rosewater Debutante  …and more to come.    A historical suspense espionage novelette.  ___    Praise for the Adelaide Becket series:    Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story    A delightful game of cat and mouse    I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!!    The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!!    It was a marvelous escape from reality    Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey.    Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part.    I loooove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed!  ____    Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.    She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding"  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University.     She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line. 

Lady Adelaide is on her own…    In Edwardian Britain, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, continues her work for William Melville, spymaster. Adele accompanies King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Dublin where the King will attend the Irish International Exhibition. Events go awry even before they depart England, for the Irish Crown Jewels are stolen and King Edward takes the theft as a personal insult to the Crown.    Then the renown Irish MP, Eilish Slane, who is a personal friend of the King's, is found murdered in a Dublin hotel. Adel attempts to investigate while navigating the shoals of the King's temper, the actions of Irish Nationalists, the provocations of the British and Irish press, and the prejudices of men everywhere.  And she must work alone, for Melville and his cohorts remain in England…    This novelette is the third in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series.  1: The Requisite Courage  2: The Rosewater Debutante  3: The Unaccompanied Widow  …and more to come.    A historical suspense espionage novelette.  ___    Praise for the Adelaide Becket series:    Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story    A delightful game of cat and mouse    I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!!    The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!!    It was a marvelous escape from reality    Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey.    Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part.    I loooove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed!  ____    Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.    She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding"  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University.     She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line. 

Lady Adelaide has had enough… Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, cannot sleep. After weeks of brooding about the severe drawbacks of her work for William Melville, spymaster, she travels through London at midnight to find Melville and tell him she will no longer work for him. Instead, Adele finds herself in the company of Torin Slane, the Irish professor and Fenian, and Daniel Bannister, Baron Leighton, as they monitor the house of a possible German agent.   The company and conversation, and the events they witness in the house they are watching, prove illuminating for Adele and for Melville's continuing search for a master German spy.   This novelette is the fifth in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series. 1: The Requisite Courage 2: The Rosewater Debutante 3: The Unaccompanied Widow 4: The Lavender Semaphore 5. The Broadcloth Midnight …and more to come. A historical suspense espionage novelette. ___ Praise for the Adelaide Becket series: Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story A delightful game of cat and mouse I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!! The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!! It was a marvelous escape from reality Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey. Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part. I loooove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed!   I am always amazed at how much story can get packed into these "Adelaide Becket" Novellas   Tension and intrigue kept me gripped in the story, and swept along for the adventure   I am thoroughly enjoying taking that journey with her and I recommend reading these in order so you can see the development progress! ____ Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding."  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University. She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.

Lady Adelaide leads a double life that sits ill with her…    In Edwardian Britain, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, finds her work for William Melville, spymaster, clashes with the life her society friends believe her to be leading.  Her guilt rises when her very dear friend, Isa Hass, arrives from Cape Town and asks questions Adele cannot answer.    When a homeless urchin, Charlie Rowbottom, hands a note written in German code over to Adele, she struggles to keep her true nature separated from her position in society while she searches for the writer of the note.    This novelette is the fourth in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series.  1: The Requisite Courage  2: The Rosewater Debutante  3: The Unaccompanied Widow  4: The Lavender Semaphore  …and more to come.    A historical suspense espionage novelette.  ___    Praise for the Adelaide Becket series:    Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story    A delightful game of cat and mouse    I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!!    The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!!    It was a marvelous escape from reality    Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey.    Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part.    I loooove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed!  ____    Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.    She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding."  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University.     She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line. 

Lady Adelaide closes in on the German spymaster called the Doctor…  Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, leads an operation to recruit a potential double agent with a connection to the Doctor, with Torin Slane, the Irish professor and Fenian, and Daniel Bannister, Baron Leighton, to assist her.  All three work under the cover of the traditional Salinghall Christmas Eve Ball, which Adele's family has attended every year for decades.    But returning home for Christmas, after eloping with a commoner many years ago, comes with complications, including her judgemental and difficult father and her trouble-prone sisters.    Only, the real trouble comes from a completely unexpected direction, putting Adele on a collision course with the Doctor himself…    This novelette is the sixth in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series.  1.0: The Requisite Courage  2.0: The Rosewater Debutante  3.0: The Unaccompanied Widow  4.0: The Lavender Semaphore  5.0: The Broadcloth Midnight  6.0: The Salinghall Error  …and more to come.    A historical suspense espionage novelette.  ___    Praise for the Adelaide Becket series:    Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story    A delightful game of cat and mouse    I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!!    The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!!    It was a marvelous escape from reality    Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey.    Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part.    I loooove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed!    I am always amazed at how much story can get packed into these "Adelaide Becket" Novellas    Tension and intrigue kept me gripped in the story, and swept along for the adventure    I am thoroughly enjoying taking that journey with her and I recommend reading these in order so you can see the development progress!  ____    Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.    She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding."  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University.

Trouble reaches out to Lady Adelaide from across the oceans.    Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, English peer and British intelligence agent, receives an unexpected letter from her dear friend Isa Hass in the Cape Colony, which sends her dashing to Cape Town to confirm her suspicions about Isa and the death of Adele's husband, three years ago.    Spy master William Melville insists that Daniel Bannister, Lord Leighton, accompany her.  Adele complies, even though she resents Leighton's company, for their nascent relationship ran aground some weeks before.    Adele's return to Cape Town elicits memories both bitter and sweet, and unlocks the secrets surrounding her friend Isa, provoking a violent and deadly response from the shadowy figures who resent that exposure…    This novelette is the seventh in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series.  1.0: The Requisite Courage  2.0: The Rosewater Debutante  3.0: The Unaccompanied Widow  4.0: The Lavender Semaphore  5.0: The Broadcloth Midnight  6.0: The Salinghall Error  7.0: The Indecent Agent  …and more to come.    A historical suspense espionage novelette.  ___    Praise for the Adelaide Becket series:    Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story    A delightful game of cat and mouse    I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!!    The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!!    It was a marvelous escape from reality    Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey.    Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part.    I looove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed!    I am always amazed at how much story can get packed into these "Adelaide Becket" Novellas    Tension and intrigue kept me gripped in the story, and swept along for the adventure    I am thoroughly enjoying taking that journey with her and I recommend reading these in order so you can see the development progress!   

The first seven Lady Adelaide stories in one volume. As Europe draws toward war, an extraordinary woman steps into the arena. In Edwardian England, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, lately of the Cape Colony, was born the daughter of an Earl, but is now the widow of a commoner. She straddles two worlds, speaks fluent German, and can ride, hunt and shoot. Her talents draws the eye of spymaster William Melville, who recruits her to help him fight a shadow game with German agents both at home and aboard, as Europe heads toward an inevitable conflict… The first seven novelettes of the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series in one set: 1.0: The Requisite Courage 2.0: The Rosewater Debutante 3.0: The Unaccompanied Widow 4.0: The Lavender Semaphore 5.0: The Broadcloth Midnight 6.0: The Salinghall Error 7.0: The Indecent Agent A historical suspense espionage omnibus. ___ Praise for Adelaide Becket's Adventures: I'd say what is most striking about these stories is the almost haunting sense of place and time, skillfully woven and engaging all of the senses for a most enjoyable and immersive reading experience. Yayyyy!!!! Lots Of Lady Adelaide At Once! From beginning to end this set captivates, entertains, is emotional, and just plain great writing. Don't miss it. Adele is amazing, strong, female, smart, and simply incredible. Lady Adele is cheeky, daring, courageous and a character worthy of following in this delightful series. I absolutely loved the intelligent and complex character layers revealed by Adele as she experiences each new encounter in her life as a spy. Love this compilation! She explains the sights, sounds and smells in a way that makes you feel like you are there. Each story is a refined historical version of a swift and exciting spy thriller which left me feeling like I'd been caught up in the middle of a suspense mystery novel with only the best bits to read! Definitely a series to be read in order, from the start, to appreciate how much Adele has changed and grown into her role as well as the introductions to the characters around her. And, by the way, the titles are fascinating. To understand why, you have to read the books! It's a delightful series, and worth the read. One of the most impressive aspects of this series of novelettes is the seemingly effortless way the author establishes not only the aura of the Edwardian era, but also the social mores and attitudes of that time: "Now, daytime hems were an inch or two higher, showing off ones' boots and — among the most daring of ladies — an inch of ankle, too." ____ Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author.  She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers.  She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding."  She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University. She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.