Tasha Alexander's A Poisoned Season book review

A Poisoned Season starts off with Lady Emily Ashton quickly becoming embroiled in the sudden rash of cat burglaries related to Marie Antoinette jewelry. When an acquaintence is murdered after she urged him to report the theft of a jewel, Lady Emily Ashton is convinced that the one charged with the crime is innocent and sets out to prove it as a favor to the man's widow. When the cat burglar burgles her own manse, it becomes personal.

Meanwhile, rumors are circulating about the virtue of Lady Emily and suddenly society is giving her the cut. Her feelings for Colin Hargreaves continue, while the cat burglar plays a game of cat and mouse with her. To quell the rumors, the Queen steps in and gives her an ultimatum she cannot refuse. Pressed for time, Emily must solve two mysteries, while dealing with her own personal drama.

A Poisoned Season has enough romance and intrigue to thrill any reader and I really felt that Lady Emily has started to grow into her own. She has just gotten to the part where she enjoys her freedom and begins to wonder if marrying would tie her down in such a fashion that she would lose all of what she has become. Lady Emily fans will not be disappointed and once finished with A Poisoned Season I look forward to the next book in the Lady Emily series, A Fatal Waltz. Santa has been given a list of must-have books this Christmas, and A Fatal Waltz is on the top of the list.