Manners and Monsters Collection

By: Tilly Wallace

Narrated by: Marian Hussey

Hannah Miles navigates the etiquette of monster hunting through the parlours of a magical Regency England. This collection contains:

1. Manners and Monsters

Hannah Miles lives a quiet existence, helping her parents conduct research into a most terrible affliction - until a gruesome murder during her best friend’s engagement party pulls her from the shadows. Hannah must work with the obnoxious Viscount Wycliff to find the murderer before the season is ruined.

2. Galvanism and Ghouls

A new Unnatural horror is about to rattle Hannah Miles' quiet existence, and it's not the short-tempered viscount prowling the hallways of her home. Can Hannah and Wycliff find the monster - and will it be the hand that wields the scalpel, or the creature hiding in the dark?

3. Gossip and Gorgons

The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party - to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. But someone among the house guests has murder on their mind. The newlyweds need to determine who, as guests are immortalised is stone...

©2020 Tilly Wallace (P)2021 Ribbonwood Press

LOVED IT! **Possible SPOILER**

I absolutely adored this story.

Hannah and Wycliff have a very slow romance that blooms, the title isn't called Manners and Monsters for nothing. With the reader forced to take a slower pace with these two, you get a great love story amongst all the decorum, protocol, and victorian era views. I am a lover of spicy romance so I was surprised I didn't get bored with their story, but I know why I didn't and that's because Tilly really shows the devil is in the details.

Hannah has a very delicate position, her parents are societal outcasts and she herself has a few secrets that add to the "Do not marry" list. When Wycliffe comes along they have a reluctant partnership to solve a murder - this is the base for the whole series. So we get the true - Enemies to Lovers - romance here as the two are forced to admit each other's strong suits and how they really complement each other as a couple.

They marry for mostly economic advantages, and we get to grow with their interactions and how neither party pushes a boundary without the other's consent - manners and all that. It's the warm feeling you get when you see someone who has followed all the rules and actually comes out ahead.

These two do a lot of growing together and have a solid support system. The stories are well formulated, have solid pacing, and have unique twists on the supernatural stories we have all grown up with. I really enjoyed it and am buying the next volume.

Decent enough

The story was decent. I can't say I am over joyed that I found this one, but it kept me listening. It seemed only one thing gets accomplished in every book so it's kind of drawn out but not too bad. The reader has a nice voice.

Such a great story.

This narrator is perfect for this historical story. I loved the mystery and the overarching story too. I can’t wait to listen this more.

Great Books!

Loved it! Kept me interested with the twist and unexpected turns in the story line. Buying the rest of the series now and may even buy paper copies if available. 😊

almost done through the books in this series!

I only have 4 more books in this series. So far the Manners and Monsters books are my favorite. I'm almost done Tortament of Shadows and then just have the the Highland Wolves left. This is a very addictive series with likable characters and a perfect mix of fantasy, mystery and gothic romance. likable characters and excellent narration. Ms Massey has a very pleasant voice and cadence. I am loath to point out, but these books are definitely laced heavily with feminism and other obvious political leanings. Of course, it is fair and accurate to inject some of that in historical pieces. However, political leanings are not sprinkled in there but a main ingredient, and that can be a turn off to some people, so I will warn those people in advance. I am completely used to looking past that, so it didn't ruin anything for me. Others of similar persuasion will love it.