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The Bachelor and the Bride

The Bachelor and the Bride


The Dread Penny Society, Book 4

by Sarah M. Eden


⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 /5



The Dead Penny Society is back and just in time because the Tempost is coming and it looks like it will be the biggest and scariest villain yet!


In this tale, Dr. Barnabus Milligan, the Dread Penny society’s consummate bachelor gets his time to shine in the solving of the mystery… the occurrence of their arch nemesis, The Mastiff new tactic of intimidation of killing it’s foes and hiring the resurrectionist (body snatchers) to steal the remains. Talk about insult upon injury! 


Thankfully Barnabus has a secret in on the trade… his estranged wife! 


Gemma rushes back to the husband she left, and though she expected a reconciliation between her and her husband, she is still willing to thwart the resurrectionist and help Barnabus with his mission. 


But soon this mission gets them both in too deep and Barnabus must choose between his practice and the Society and Gemma!


This one starts pretty slow, but once it hits it’s stride, the story more than makes up for it’s slow start. I was shocked at all the big revels we get in this instalment and the emotional roller coaster this story put me on! 


Luckily Brogan meets Russian immigrant, Vera Sorokina on his investigation. Vera runs her fathers print shop and has been raised to dispose writers… good thing our penny dreadful author, Brogan has gone undercover! She becomes his greatest ally and partner… that is until his lies come to the forefront.


As alway, Sarah M. Eden delivers a truly captivating romantic mystery! 


Like the other books of the series, there are 2 penny dreadful stories woven into the book that mirror/ add to the plot! Included in the this book was The Bachelor and the Bride by a penny dreadful favourite, Mr. King, and Bodies of Light by character Dr. Barnabus Milligan himself. I adored these extra tales just as much as the central story! 


This was another great addition to the series that I can easily recommend, but I would suggest the newcomers to the cannon, start on the earlier works, as they build upon each other.



The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden is due to release September 6th, 2022.



I received a complimentary copy of this book from Shadow Mountain Publishing through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.




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