A Below Stairs Mystery Collection

A Below Stairs Mystery

by Jennifer Ashley

Three novellas in the Below Stairs Mysteries series.A Soupçon of Poison: Victorian cook Kat Holloway must prove herself innocent when her employer turns up dead. Her only help comes from the mysterious Daniel McAdam, a handsome man-of-all-work who seems to always be in the right place at the right time.Mrs. Holloway’s Christmas Pudding: Kat tries to discover who has poisoned a dinner guest at the house she works for, at the same time her employer has tasked her with cooking up the perfect Christmas feast. Kat frantically works to finish all, fearing she’ll have to choose between stopping a murderer and cherishing her few precious Christmas moments with her daughter.The Price of Lemon Cake: Kat recruits Lady Bobby Perry and Judith Townsend to discover what a young aristo is getting up to in a gentleman’s club. The investigation turns into more than a simple spy mission, however, forcing Judith to confront a painful part her past.

248 pages, Paperback

Published January 24, 2024

About the author

NY Times Bestselling author Jennifer Ashley writes historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance, historical mysteries, and urban fantasy as Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James, and Ashley Gardner.

Jennifer's novels have been translated into many different languages, and earned starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. More about her books at http://www.jenniferashley.com and http://gardnermysteries.com.

Reviews

[Patsyann · Rating 5 out of 5]

1st story DNF This story was the first story in the Below Stairs series. I already have this story in another anthology.
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2nd Story - five stars
The story of a poisoning and finding out who did it. But the most important part of this book was the continuing romance between Kat and Daniel. There were many scenes of kissing and touching between the two - be still my heart!!
Kat solves the mystery of who did it - in the meantime there is lots of food, lots of friends and of course that special friend Daniel.
Love Kat's interactions with her fellow workers at the house. They also are a family, they just don't know it - yet!
And for the second time in the series, Kat dreams of Daniel, James, Grace and herself living together as a family.
BEST USE OF: poison
ALPHA MALE: 10
SPUNKY HEROINE: 10
CUTE CHILDREN: 10 ( they are all teen-agers - but still children)
SEX: 1 kissing and touching
HEA: Yes!!
PROLOGUE/EPILOGUE: Neither - though they were not missed -
Rating:
10 - will continue to spend money on future books until I die!!
Heat:
1 - just kissing and touching and sitting on laps!!
COVER COVERS IT: Great picture of a pie - not a great cover
HOLLYWOOD CALLING: This book should be a TV series.
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3rd Story DNF

[Kav · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've enjoyed all the books in this series and was thrilled to discover a collection of Below Stairs Mystery novellas in the new books section of my public library. Loved these brief glimpses into Kat Holloway's world -- especially the first novella which I think was the official introduction to the series.

[TrixieB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these little snippets between the books. Well, not so little!!!