Historical Mysteries
The Regency ~ 1810s into 1820s / Early 1900s ~ Between the World Wars / Ventures into Other Eras
All with a Dash of Romance
Newest Release
Ventures into Other Eras
The Miss Beale Writes series :: A Touch of Mystery, A Touch of Gothic, A Touch of Romance
This Vintage Gothic series began with The Dark Lord. The six novellas will each capture a different era of English history.
- The Dark Lord, set during the Regency period.
all covers by Deranged Doctor Design - The Bride in Ghostly White, set during the Victorian era.
These two novellas are collected in the duology Perils in Lace and Hard Iron.
Learn More! Descriptions, covers, and more are found at these links.
The Dark Lord ~ https://writersinkbooks.com/mystery-and-gothic-the-dark-lord/
The Bride in Ghostly White ~ https://writersinkbooks.com/gothic-vintage-style-the-bride-in-ghostly-white/
Perils in Lace and Hard Iron ~ https://writersinkbooks.com/2-gothic-mysteries-for-the-holidays/
- The next two novellas will be set in Medieval and Renaissance England.
- The final two will be set in Cavalier / Restoration and Georgian England.
- The ghosts, however, are outside of time constraints =).
Historical Fantasy set in the Middle Ages
M.A. Lee collaborates with Edie Roones on the Wild Sherwood series.
Visit Edie’s page on this site to discover more collections of short stories and a novella.
Click the page link on the top banner or CLICK HERE: https://writersinkbooks.com/edie-roones/
Early 1900s ~ Between the World Wars
The Into Death series and Side-Series ~ Mysteries in the 1920s
This series began with the artist Isabella Newcombe in three novels.
Visit the links for descriptions, images, and more.
Digging into Death ~ series introduction, set on Crete in 1920. https://writersinkbooks.com/free-fiction-ch-1-of-digging-into-death/
Christmas with Death ~ https://writersinkbooks.com/christmas-with-death-trailer/
Portrait with Death ~ https://writersinkbooks.com/mystery-and-murder/
These first three novels are in the collection Into Death ~ Available here in ebook and paperback!
Worldwide Distribution / Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple, and more, including LIBRARIES! https://books2read.com/u/baDN1L
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MRBNCH7
A Stand-Alone Novella features two characters from one of the mysteries above: “The Lion’s Den”.
Visit this link for more information: https://writersinkbooks.com/the-lions-den/
Follow up for Into Death is Sailing with Mystery,
tracking Isabella’s travels to rejoin her husband.
This collection of five short stories traverses the Atlantic Ocean and through the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean.
Click the links for descriptions, covers, and more information.
Sailing with Mystery https://writersinkbooks.com/sailing-with-mystery/
“Amber Dreams” https://writersinkbooks.com/just-released-amber-dreams-a-short-story-mystery/
“Purple Poison” https://writersinkbooks.com/a-short-story-mystery/
“Black Heart” https://writersinkbooks.com/available-now-black-heart-an-into-death-short-story/
“Silver Web” https://writersinkbooks.com/silver-web-anniversary-story-4-in-sailing-with-mystery/
“Red Mask” https://writersinkbooks.com/red-mask-final-story-in-sailing-with-mystery/
The side-series Courting Trouble.
The three novelettes Courting Trouble offer 3 Invitations to Death. Each features the private secretary Nedda Courtland, Isabella’s shipboard friend introduced in Sailing with Mystery.
It’s 1925, and Nedda comes with her wealthy boss to the southern United States to invest in the petroleum industry. She never expects to meet Death.
View the trailer here.
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Click these links for more information.
Courting Trouble ~ https://writersinkbooks.com/courting-trouble-summer-writing-challenge/
Spanish Moss
For a sneak peak with the opening chapter, head over to the MA Lee blog: https://maleebooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/spanish-moss-opening-and-links.html
Texas Sun
Read the opening chapter on the M A Lee blog: https://maleebooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/texas-sun-opening-and-links.html
Gulf Storm
The Opening Chapter is on the M A Lee blog https://maleebooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/gulf-storm-opening-and-links.html
Poison. Sabotage. Blackmail. Murder. What’s a private secretary to do?
Finally ~ Last but also First
The series that started it all, Hearts in Hazard,
12 Regency Mystery Novels — and one Short Story!
The Regency ~ 1810s into 1820s
As usual, clink the link for descriptions, covers, trailers, and more. These novels are loosely interconnected; some characters occasionally repeat but not many. A new couple confronts the conflict in each novel. Some books are a continuing story.
You may wish to read the following “Which Book should I read first?”
before making a decision. https://writersinkbooks.com/pick-a-book-to-read/
Everything’s available in ebook and paperback!
1] A Game of Secrets https://writersinkbooks.com/game-of-secrets/
2] A Game of Spies https://writersinkbooks.com/game-of-spies/
3] A Game of Hearts https://writersinkbooks.com/a-game-of-hearts-2/
All three novels collected into A Trio of Games https://writersinkbooks.com/heart-pounding-puzzles/
4] The Dangers of Secrets https://writersinkbooks.com/the-dangers-of-secrets/
5] The Dangers for Spies https://writersinkbooks.com/the-dangers-for-spies/
6] The Dangers to Hearts https://writersinkbooks.com/dangers-hearts-hearts-hazard-6/
The collection is A Trio of Dangers https://writersinkbooks.com/hazardous-mysteries/
7] The Key to Secrets https://writersinkbooks.com/the-key-to-secrets/
8] The Key for Spies https://writersinkbooks.com/key-for-spies-free-glimpse/
9] The Key with Hearts https://writersinkbooks.com/w-ink-glimpse-of-the-key-with-hearts/
Bundled into A Trio of Keys https://writersinkbooks.com/trio-of-keys/
10] The Hazard of Secrets https://writersinkbooks.com/hazard-of-secrets/
11] The Hazard for Spies https://writersinkbooks.com/launch-day/
A Christmas short story with Vic and Elise called “A Wintry Light” https://writersinkbooks.com/merry-mystery-for-christmastide/
12] The Hazard with Hearts https://writersinkbooks.com/the-hazard-with-hearts/
Collected into A Trio of Hazards https://writersinkbooks.com/trio-of-hazards/
2015 to 2020 Releases ~The Hearts in Hazard series
All 12 of the Hearts in Hazard books are available in ebook and paperback forms. The stand-alone series is available from multiple online retailers, including Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and more. Click here for the wide distribution of the most recent Hearts in Hazard book, The Hazard with Hearts.
A Game of Secrets ~ View the information and trailer here and purchase here
A Game of Spies ~ View the information and the trailer and purchase here
A Game with Hearts ~ View the information and the trailer and purchase here
The Dangers of Secrets ~ View the information and a new trailer and purchase here
The Dangers for Spies ~ information and a trailer here and purchase here
The Dangers to Hearts ~ view information here and purchase here
The Key to Secrets ~ view the trailer here and purchase here
The Key for Spies ~ view the trailer here and purchase here
The Key with Hearts ~ view the trailer here and purchase here
The Hazard of Secrets ~ view the trailer here and purchase here.
The Hazard for Spies ~ view the trailer here and purchase here.
The Hazard with Hearts ~ view the trailer here and purchase here.
Listen to the audio of the 1st chapter at this link, available now.
Purchase all M.A. Lee’s books here!
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M.A. Lee’s NonFiction
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