停在月光下 LIE BY MOONLIGHT

忍不住又找出珍安新書文案來望梅止渴一下...只希望出版社能為它取個好一點的書名。

停在月光下 LIE BY MOONLIGHT by Amanda Quick 愛曼達‧奎克)珍‧安‧克蘭茲)

On Sale April 25, 2006

受顧在一座傾圮偏遠的歐迪威克城堡教導四個孤兒，家教康可笛亞小姐樂於見到她熱切又聰穎的小女學生。事實上，她們聰明得注意到自己正處於一種怪異的情況。在一位匿名的資助者下，她們隨時被偽裝成園丁的守衛盯梢，而她們之前的家教──已神秘的失蹤了。

身在這種不明的狀態中，康可笛亞明白必須馬上做些什麼。整個計劃需要機會與大膽的執行，不過在四個學生幫助下，大逃亡很有可能成功。當然，就算最精密的計劃也可能出錯...況且，是最獨立、堅強的女士也可能偶爾需要接受幫助。

為了調查一位女士的死亡，私人偵探安柏斯發現自己正在一座城堡內──也在一團混亂之中。整個建築陷入火海，人已死亡，而一個女子與四個女孩騎馬逃走。身為一個堅定的孤獨主義者，安柏斯仍然發現自己將康可笛亞與四個女孩安頓在自己的羽翼之下。他的過去使他正好合適保護她們躲避歐迪威克城幕後的主使者：一個惡名昭彰、會摧毀任何知道他秘密的倫敦地下犯罪首領。

他們的生命處於危險中，在安柏斯揭開邪惡陰謀前，康可笛亞與女孩們必須安全地躲起來。若女孩們在康可笛亞身上學到了什麼，那絕對是「好奇」──她們家教擁有很多的一個特質。她從不安靜的坐在後面讓別人照顧她。危險的活動越接近，安柏斯與康可笛亞必需協力遠離邪惡。在這之中，他們也會學到幾課──關於頑固、勇氣，與愛。

Hired to tutor four orphaned girls at remote, ramshackle Aldwick Castle, Miss Concordia Glade is pleased to find her pupils both eager and bright. Indeed, they are bright enough to have noticed some oddities about their situation. Provided for by an unseen benefactor, they are surrounded at all times by hard-eyed guards in the guise of gardeners—and their previous tutor, she learns, disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Stepping into this uncertain atmosphere, Concordia sees at once what must be done. The plan is daring in scope and execution, but with the help of her four students, the great escape stands a good chance of success. Of course, even the best-laid plans can go awry...and even the most independent, strong-minded lady must occasionally accept an offer of help.

During an investigation into a woman's death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the castle grounds—and in the middle of chaos. The building is in flames. People are dead. And a woman and four girls are fleeing on horseback. A confirmed loner, Ambrose nevertheless finds himself taking Concordia and her students under his wing. His past has made him eminently suitable to protect them from the person behind the events at Aldwick Castle: a notorious London crime lord who will stop at nothing to destroy those who know his secrets.

Their lives at risk, Concordia and the girls must remain safely in hiding until Ambrose is able to unravel the dark conspiracy. But if the girls have learned anything from Miss Glade, it is the value of curiosity—a quality their teacher possesses in great abundance. She has never been one to sit back quietly and let others take care of her. As the danger circles ever closer, Ambrose and Concordia must work together to discover a way out of the darkness. In the process, they will learn a few lessons themselves—about stubbornness, courage, and love.

不過對它有點...小失望，看起來男主角似乎是私家偵探、顧員那類的，或許不是窮光蛋，但是財富達不到我的標準啊~~有錢男主角才是正道！