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Beverley Oakley

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Romance, Mystery, Historical Fiction

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Also writes under Beverley Eikli.

Beverley Oakley writes Regency, Victorian and Georgian-set romances full of passion and laced with mystery and intrigue.

Born in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, she married the handsome bush pilot she met in Botswana while managing a safari lodge and has spent the rest of her life as a ‘trailing spouse’ doing what she loves most: writing books from sweet to steamy; and from humorous to historical romantic suspense.

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Daughters of Sin
A very steamy, funny, witty and dangerous Regency-set ‘Dynasty’ featuring two nobly-born debutantes and their illegitimate sisters - laced with political intrigue, cheating spouses and, of course, dangerous gentlemen.

1. Her Gilded Prison
2. Dangerous Gent ...more

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Fortune Favors the Frivolous — Launch Notes, Reviews, and Tropes 🎈

Matchmaking Mischief Makers · Book 2 by BEVERLEY OAKLEY

I had so much fun writing Fortune Favors the Frivolous—a playful departure from the more serious historicals I’ve been immersed in lately. At every turn, I had to spin lightness from a fairly dark situation.

I mean, who enjoys being kidnapped by a truly villainous viscount? And what heroine wants to find herself locked in a horse stall, dressed

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	Her Gilded Prison (Daughters of Sin, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Duchess and the Highwayman (Hearts in Hiding, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 500 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accidental Elopment (Scandalous Miss Brightwells, #4) by Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Beverley Eikli (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forsaking Hope (Fair Cyprians of London #2) 3.85 avg rating — 439 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Olivia's Butterfly (Scandalous: Three Daring Charades in the Pursuit of Love Book 2) by Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Beverley Eikli (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wedding Violet (Fair Cyprians of London #4) by Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Beverley Eikli (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 371 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wedding Wager (Scandalous Miss Brightwells, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 310 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Governess (Daughters of Sin, #3) by Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Beverley Eikli (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 330 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Grace (Fair Cyprians of London #1) by Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Beverley Eikli (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rake's Honour (Scandalous Miss Brightwells, #1) by Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Beverley Eikli (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Beverley Oakley said: " This is one of my favourites in the Fair Cyprians of London series and today Wedding Violet is FREE for the next few days.

The theme is along the lines of Pretty Woman but set in 1870s Victorian London with a beautiful call girl who is exhorted to pla ...more "

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The Courtship Caper (Scandalous Miss Brightwells, #6)

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Beverley Oakley said: " The Courtship Caper was my lockdown book. I live in Melbourne, the world's most locked-down city, and I was writing this book during three months when I had barely spoken to a soul, other than those I live with - my husband and daughter.

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Beverley Oakley liked Panthea14's review of Whispers in the Kalahari: "Having been on an African safari I appreciated the realistic settings and descriptions for this story. The past and present collide in a riveting mystery which maintains the suspense to the last page."
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Beverley Oakley and 3 other people liked Jenny's review of Whispers in the Kalahari (Wings over Africa #1): "Whispers in the Kalahari is book one in the new series by B. G. Nettelton called Wings Over Africa. In 1974, a group of friends were on a safari in Central Kalahari when one of their friends, Mike Jensen, died in suspicious circumstances. Fifteen yea" Read more of this review »
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“You did come, Lizzy!” he cried between kisses. “I didn’t know if you would come if you didn’t know…how much I truly love you.”
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