The Adventures of Xavier & Vic
Book 3
The Mesmerist
By
Liza O’Connor
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Cases Solved:
The Servant
Serves a Deadly Cup of Tea
The Magical
Accruing Interest
The
Mesmerizing Mrs. Meyers
The Bank
Robbery of Mammoth Proportions
Vic
has now become a full partner of Xavier Thorn’s Private Inquiries, yet trouble
threatens their personal and business relationship as facts from the past come
back to haunt Xavier. Worse yet, a formidable foe returns and proves to be more
than Xavier can handle. Fortunately, with his amazing partner and a growing
staff, they are ready to take on any problem that comes their way. If only
their clients were more forthcoming with the facts!
Once satiated from their lovemaking, Vic raised the topic
heavy on her heart. “Xavier, did you see the Queen?”
“In fact I did. She wanted to thank me for my efforts to
save the servants forced into sex slavery.”
Vic bolted upright in outrage. “You?”
“And I told her, ‘Your Majesty, you have the wrong man. It
was my clever partner, Victor Hamilton, who saved the servants.’”
Vic eyed him carefully as she tried to determine if he was
teasing or not. “And what did she say?”
“She wanted to know if you were the spitting image of Dr.
Watson.”
Wrinkling her nose in disgust, she resettled on his chest.
“I hope you told her no.”
“I did, and then went on to brag profusely about you.”
“What exactly did you say?”
“And have your head swell larger than it already is? Not a
chance, scamp.”
“Maybe next time I can go with you.”
“I doubt I’ll be invited again.”
“Did something happen? I saw Stone arrive, and later his
men took away a servant in handcuffs.”
His right eyebrow rose an inch. “How do you know he was a
servant?”
“He kept saying, ‘I only wanted to refill his tea.’ What
happened, did you move the cup?”
“No. And I can say no more about it.”
His words hurt more than she thought possible. She tried to
roll away from him, but he held her tight against his chest.
“Let me go,” she growled.
“I did not take the assignment.” He spoke softly, but she
could hear an undercurrent of outrage. “I cannot talk about the case, but I
made my conditions very clear. Either you were brought fully in and I would
have full use of my staff, or I would not take the job.”
“And he said no?”
Xavier paused. “I was able to persuade him to accept you,
but he dug his heels in on Tubs.”
“But Tubs is a valuable asset!” Now she understood why
Xavier sounded so angry. The First Minister was an idiot! Who would not want Tubs on their side? He knew
everything about the criminal world. He could tip a carriage with one arm. He
could bend thick metal bars without breaking a sweat, and despite his massive
weight, could keep up with her in a dead-out run. However, she refrained from
stating these attributes, because Xavier didn’t know the details about some of
their activities while he’d been recovering from his injury and opium
addiction.
Instead, she hugged her beloved and returned her head upon
his chest. “Forget the First Minister. With our growing staff, we need to focus
on paying cases.”
“What is our case this morning about—and it had better not
be another missing cat.”
She nipped him for bringing up the eviscerating feline case
she had taken. “You’re never going to let me live that down, are you?”
“Probably not.”
She pushed off his chest, and this time, he let her go.
“Well, according to Ben’s notes, someone thinks they’ve invested in a scam.”
She nudged Xavier from the bed and followed him. “This one will require your
involvement, because you have failed to teach me about investments.”
He dared feign shock and dismay. “Not so well-trained after
all, are we?”
Her eyes
narrowed but she kept her mouth shut. If she argued, he’d torture her with her
ignorance through the entire investigation.
Book 1
The Troublesome
Apprentice
Book 2
The Missing Partner
Book 3
The Mesmerist
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Liza O’Connor was raised
badly by feral cats, left the South/Midwest and wandered off to find nicer
people on the east coast. There she worked for the meanest man on Wall Street,
while her psychotic husband tried to kill her three times. (So much for finding
nicer people.) Then one day she declared enough, got a better job, divorced her
husband, and fell in love with her new life where people behaved normally. But
all those bad behaviors has given her lots of fodder for her humorous romances.
Please buy these books, because otherwise, she’ll become grumpy and write
troubled novels instead. They will likely traumatize you.
You have been warned.
Mostly humorous books by
Liza:
Saving Casey – Old woman reincarnates into troubled teen’s body. (Half funny/half
traumatizing)
Ghost Lover—Two British brothers fall in love with the same young
woman. Ancestral ghost is called in to fix the situation. And there’s a ghost
cat that roams about the book as well. (Humorous Contemporary Romance)
A Long Road to Love Series: (Humorous Contemporary odd Romance)
Worst Week
Ever — Laugh out loud week of disasters of Epic proportions.
Oh Stupid
Heart — The heart wants what it wants, even if it’s impossible.
Coming to
Reason — There is a breaking point when even a saint comes to reason.
The
Troublesome Apprentice — The greatest sleuth in Victorian England hires a young
man who turns out to be a young woman.
The Missing
Partner — Opps! The greatest sleuth in Victorian England goes missing, leaving
Vic to rescue him, a suffragette, and about 100 servants. Not to mention an
eviscerating cat. Yes, let’s not mention the cat.
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