A talented photographer with a gift she keeps hidden crosses paths with a secretive scholar whose work delves into powers the world has forgotten. Sparks fly—of every kind—in Second Sight, a Victorian-flavored romantic mystery laced with psychic intrigue.
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If you enjoyed how Venetia—posing as a widow—teams with Gabriel Jones to unravel the Arcane House secrets and hunt a mesmerist killer in Second Sight, you’ll love Lady Julia Grey joining forces with the mysterious Nicholas Brisbane to probe her husband’s death in Silent in the Grave. The casework, clues, and society scandals echo the peril-and-partnership vibe of Venetia and Gabriel’s investigations, with sharp reveals and a satisfying, intimate mystery at its core.
Missed the electric tingle of Venetia’s second sight and the Arcane Society’s shadowy secrets in Second Sight? In The Haunting of Maddy Clare, temp worker Sarah Piper is drawn into a ghost investigation with war-scarred inquiry agents. The story leans into volatile, loosely defined supernatural forces—much like Venetia’s visions—and fuses them with simmering attraction and escalating danger as the team confronts a violent haunting with deadly human motives behind it.
If you admired how Venetia Milton crafts her own life (even a widow’s identity) and refuses to be sidelined while pursuing the truth with Gabriel in Second Sight, Charlotte Holmes in A Study in Scarlet Women will click for you. Charlotte remakes her future on her own terms and dissects a string of suspicious deaths with cool brilliance, matching wits with powerful men and picking apart clues with the same determination Venetia brings to the Arcane Society tangle.
Loved the witty push-pull between Venetia and Gabriel—his grim steadiness against her sharp tongue—while bodies and secrets piled up in Second Sight? A Curious Beginning pairs butterfly hunter Veronica Speedwell with the irascible Stoker, sending them racing through Victorian London and beyond with quips, sparks, and close shaves. The lively repartee lightens the danger the same way Venetia and Gabriel’s banter cuts through alchemical plots and attempted murders.
If the heart of Second Sight for you was Venetia’s clairvoyant gift drawing her closer to Gabriel as they expose the Arcane Society’s mysteries, The Firebird offers that same romantic pull through psychical talent. Nicola Marter’s touch-triggered visions lead her and Rob McMorran across Scotland and Russia to prove a small carved bird’s past—unspooling history and deepening their bond, much as Venetia’s visions tie passion to revelation.
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