The New York Times bestselling Traveling Matchmaker series begins with a Regency tale of seductive subterfugeâfrom the author of the Agatha Raisin novels
A dead employerâs legacy of five thousand pounds allows spinster Hannah Pym to resign from housekeeping and find adventure traveling the English countryside by coach. But the adventure soon finds Miss Pym traveling with Miss Emily Freemantle, a spoiled, violet-eyed beauty fleeing an arranged marriage to a rake she has never met. When Emilyâs darkly handsome betrothed boards their stage, Miss Pym is certain the girl was rash to bolt from this aristocratic catch! So, as soon as the travelers repair to an inn, Miss Pym begins her matchmaking. Although Lord Ranger Harley complains heâll not marry an ungrateful minx, Miss Pym suspects once sheâs marshaled the couple into sharing intimate household chores, all romantic knots will be untangled.
M. C. Beaton, hailed as the âQueen of Crimeâ by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novelsâthe basis for the hit series on Acorn TVâas well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton also wrote nearly one hundred historical romances under several pseudonyms. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.
Helen Lisanti graduated from Londonâs Guildhall School of Music and Drama and performed on stage in numerous repertory and West End plays before moving to the United States, where she has worked as a voice actor for more than fifteen years. Helenâs eclectic rÃĐsumÃĐ includes corporate productions, e-learning projects, television, radio, and Internet commercials. She has narrated several childrenâs stories, timeless classics, and was a 2007 Hollywood Book Festival audiobook category winner.