Sweet Trilogy: Sweet Talk / Sweet Spot / Sweet Trouble (Mills & Boon e-Book Collections) (The Bakery Sisters)

Perhaps it made sense in the great scheme of things, but for a cop the great scheme of things usually came down to one crime and one victim.

Magicians, mr segundus, study magic which was done long ago. If you will permit me to give you my message, you might understand.

For example, there was an honest grocer and general dealer in the retail line of business, between whom and mrs pipchin there was a small memorandum book, with a greasy red cover, perpetually in question, and concerning which divers secret councils and conferences were continually being held between the parties to that register, on the mat in the passage, and with closed doors in the parlour.

There had been a smirk on his face, but now there was forming another expression altogether, one rooted in fear.