Catherine's Star — Janice Bennett

Blush sensuality level: This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic).

While searching London to find all the places mentioned in the Regency novels she adores, Andrea Wells spots an intriguing gentleman in historic costume who mysteriously appears and disappears. She becomes obsessed with him after finding his portrait in a scandal rag, accompanied by the story of his death in 1810 and the tale of a cursed Russian icon known as Catherine's Star, and visits his home, Greythorne Court, to learn more about him.

The current occupant of Greythorne is convinced Andrea can travel back through time, and she says Andrea must go back and find the missing Catherine's Star to save the Court.

However, when Andrea dreamed of living in Regency England, she didn't count on murderous spies or falling in love with a man whose imminent death is tied to the fate of a priceless icon.

Publisher's Note: This book was published elsewhere in 1990 under the title A Timely Affair. It has been edited for EC publication.