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Stiff Competition: The Velvet Roses
A Stiff Competition – Book Two
By Lord Darrel Vince
London has never seen anything like them.
Fresh off their triumph in Birmingham, Violet Hartley and her seductive sisterhood—the Velvet Roses—take their empire of charm and scandal to the capital. With political ambitions blooming and corsets laced tighter than parliamentary procedure, the women set their sights on the most powerful men in Britain.
Parliament falls. Literally.
As Members of Parliament mysteriously collapse from “exhaustion,” Pearl O’Malley launches an audacious campaign for office—one seduction at a time. Meanwhile, Violet schemes from behind the scenes, Celeste foresees trouble (and trousers), and Maggie, Florence, and Madeline wreak havoc in lace and heels.
But with Inspector Whitmore growing increasingly suspicious (and increasingly flustered), the Roses must juggle blackmail, bribery, séances, and a suspicious number of fruit baskets to keep their empire blooming.
Witty, wicked, and delightfully improper, The Velvet Roses is a steamy political farce wrapped in silk stockings, scheming, and sisterhood.
The Empire is expanding. One poor man at a time.